Key points
The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of Virginia in FY23.
ACEs prevention funding - Virginia
ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). Examples include neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide.
- 61.8% of adults reported at least one ACE in Virginia in 20201A
- 15.8% of adults reported experiencing four or more ACEs in Virginia in 20201A
Total ACEs prevention funding in Virginia
ACE prevention programs
- Essentials for Childhood: Preventing ACEs
- Virginia Department of Health: $485,000
- Virginia Department of Health: $485,000
Examples of how Virginia is working to prevent ACEs
Surveillance activities
The Virginia Department of Health is adding questions about experiencing ACEs to the Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Survey to provide representative state-wide estimates of ACEs for Virginia public high school students.
Other Support for ACEs in Virginia
Beyond the ACEs appropriation, CDC supports several initiatives, research, and partnerships to build state and tribal surveillance infrastructure and enhance ACEs prevention and mitigation.
In Virginia, some of those other initiatives include:
Overdose prevention funding - Virginia
There were 107,968 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2022 (34.6 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 1.2% increase from 2021.2
- There were 2,496 overdose deaths in Virginia in 20223
- There were 28.8 overdose deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Virginia in 20223
Total overdose prevention funding in Virginia
Overdose prevention programs
- Overdose Data to Action in States
- Virginia Department of Health: $4,066,658
- Virginia Department of Health: $4,066,658
- Public Health and Public Safety
- Overdose Response Strategy: $87,600*
- Overdose Response Strategy: $87,600*
*average award amount
Examples of how Virginia is working to prevent overdose
Multi-sector ACEs trainings
Virginia provided comprehensive trainings on ACEs to members of law enforcement and behavioral health providers. Witnessing illicit drug use or overdose as a child is considered an ACE and can have life-long impacts on development. The trainings built new connections across diverse sectors and communities.
Linkage to care in emergency departments
Virginia created a real-time response for patients in an emergency department who present symptoms related to opioid use disorder, providing more timely and appropriate linkages to care. The emergency department Bridge to Treatment initiative helps support treatment and provides follow-up care, including resources and provider connections.
- ACE statistics are reported by U.S. adults and include exposure to eight types of ACEs: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing intimate partner violence, household substance abuse, household mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarcerated household member.
- Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, Niolon PH, Simon TR, Guinn AS, Mercy JA. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2011-2020. MMWR.
- Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:122556
- NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths