Children care and protection Risk Factors Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years) such as experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect; witnessing violence in the home; and having a family member attempt or die by suicide. Also included are aspects of the child’s environment that can undermine their sense of safety, stability, and bonding such as growing up in a household with substance misuse, mental health problems, or instability due to parental sep aration or incarceration of a parent, sibling, or other member of the household. . . Adverse Childhood Experiences have been linked to risky health behaviors, chronic health conditions, low life potential, and early death. . . . . Risk factors are those characteristics linked with child abuse and neglect—they may or may not be direct causes. risk factors risk factors risk factors risk factors risk...