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ACE Hub Wales

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Hub Wales was founded in 2017 and was set up to support Welsh Society to help create a Trauma and ACE (TrACE) informed Wales and make Wales a leader in tackling, preventing and mitigating ACEs.

We promote the sharing of ideas and learning, and to challenge and change ways of working, so together we can break the cycle of ACEs.

ACE Hub Wales is funded by Welsh Government and is hosted by Public Health Wales and is part of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Well-being.

Our 5 Goals

  • Sharing information and knowledge about ACES, listening and working together with communities, children and families to find solutions that will work.
  • Sharing evidence about what organisations can do differently to help prevent and mitigate ACEs, and how they support those who have experienced ACEs or trauma. 
  • Developing knowledge and skills among professionals, providing training for them to challenge internal and external networks and drive change.
  • Learning from each other, and sharing information and providing expertise that leads to action.
  • Driving change by challenging ways of working, throughout Wales.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressful experiences occurring during childhood that directly harm a child (e.g sexual or physical abuse) or affect the environment in which they live (e.g growing up in a household with domestic violence). (Bellis et al 2016).

We all need to understand and talk about ACEs and trauma, because the more we know, the more we can think about how we can ensure that we respond in a way that is trauma-informed.

The Trauma-Informed Wales Framework provides a Wales definition of trauma-informed approach, and is an all-society Framework to support a coherent, consistent approach to developing and implementing trauma-informed practice across Wales, providing the best possible support to those who need it most.

If we are trauma-informed, we are non-judgemental, kind and compassionate, promoting resilience and strength as collective rather than individual resources. We understand the importance of safety and trust in addressing adversity, trauma and distress.

ACE Hub website: www.acehubwales.com | www.hybacecymru.com 
Trauma-Informed Wales website: www.traumaframeworkcymru.com | www.traumaframeworkcymru.com/cy/