Nearly 1 Million Child Medi-Cal Members Screened For Adverse Childhood Experiences; 5% Have Four Or More & Are High Risk For Toxic Stress

About 5% of the 919,980 child and young adult Medicaid beneficiaries in California (Medi-Cal) screened for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through the state’s ACEs Aware initiative have experienced four or more ACEs, indicating high risk of toxic stress. The ACEs Aware initiative launched screenings in January 2020. As of June 30, 2022, more than 1.1 million of California’s 15.3 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries had been screened, with 83% age 20 or younger and the remainder (193,610 individuals) ages 21 to 64. Of the older age group, about 14% had experienced four or more . . .