ACE Aware Training Courses
Trauma Informed Management and Care
ACE Aware Courses
Ace Aware Courses provided include: Trauma Informed Care, Trauma Informed Leaders, Adverse Childhood Experiences Awareness, Trauma Informed Nursery's, Difficult Conversations, Resilience Building. Training available across the UK - online or in-person.
Adverse Childhood Experiences
As the UK becomes an ACE aware we are one of the first training providers in to provide ACE aware training courses. These include: Trauma Informed Care, ACE Awareness, Trauma informed Customer Care and Trauma Informed Leadership.
Our Mission
To empower individuals and organizations to lead with compassion, resilience, and awareness by delivering transformative training in trauma-informed care and leadership—fostering healing, connection, and lasting change in workplaces, communities, and the lives of those they serve.
What are ACE's
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic experiences that can have a huge impact on children and young people throughout their lives. The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) seminal study conducted in the 1990s, established a powerful link between traumatic childhood events and an increased risk of developing serious health conditions in adulthood.
Examples of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Abuse: Physical abuse: Being hit, beaten, kicked, or otherwise physically harmed by a parent or other adult. Emotional abuse: Being constantly belittled, humiliated, threatened, or ignored. Sexual abuse: Any non-consensual sexual act forced on a child. Neglect: Physical neglect: Not having basic needs met, such as food, clothing, shelter, or proper medical care. Emotional neglect: Not receiving affection, emotional support, or a sense of being valued. A parent may be physically present but emotionally unavailable. Household Dysfunction: Substance abuse in the household: A parent or guardian struggles with alcoholism or drug use. Mental illness in the household: A parent or guardian suffers from a severe mental illness, such as depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. Domestic violence: Witnessing a parent or guardian being physically or verbally abused by another adult in the home. Parental separation or divorce: The separation or divorce of parents. While this is a common experience, it can be an ACE if it is particularly acrimonious or if the child feels caught in the middle. Incarcerated household member: Having a parent or other household member go to jail or prison. It's important to note that experiencing one or more of these does not automatically mean a person will have negative health outcomes. However, research has shown a strong link between the number of ACEs a person has and an increased risk for a wide range of physical, mental, and behavioral health problems later in life.
Why ACE's Matter
Research from Wales found that people who reported experiencing four or more ACES are: 4x more likely to be a high-risk drinker ,16x more likely to have used crack cocaine or heroin, 6x increased risk of never or rarely feeling optimistic, 3x increased risk of heart disease, respiratory disease and type 2 diabetes, 15x more likely to have committed violence, 14x more likely to have been victim of violence in the last 12 months, 20x more likely to have been in prison at any point in their life. Consideration of ACE's is therefore crucial to thinking about how to improve the lives of children, young people and adults.
The Intergenerational Burden on the UK Workforce: The Causal Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health
The mental health crisis in the UK workforce is deeply rooted in the long-term effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Nearly half of the population in England has experienced at least one ACE, which carries a significant economic cost of tens of billions of pounds annually. This childhood trauma disrupts the brain’s stress response system, creating a predisposition to chronic mental health vulnerabilities in adulthood. When individuals with a history of ACEs face common workplace pressures—such as high workloads, poor management, or job insecurity—they may experience disproportionately strong, maladaptive reactions like "fight, flight, or freeze". This pre-existing vulnerability is a key reason why over 875,000 UK workers suffer from work-related mental health issues, contributing to an annual economic cost as high as £118 billion. Current corporate wellness programs often fail because they focus on treating symptoms with superficial fixes, rather than addressing the underlying psychological vulnerabilities and systemic workplace stressors. A truly effective solution requires a fundamental shift to a trauma-informed approach, combining proactive cultural and organizational change with long-term, preventative public health interventions.
Clients Include
