Overview

ACE-to-BASE™ Overview

ACE-to-BASE™ (Adverse Childhood Experiences → Building Adaptive Social-Emotional Skills) is a Tier 1 universal prevention and early-intervention framework designed to:

• Identify emotional and behavioral risk early
  
  

• Reduce the need for more intensive Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions
  
  

• Support safe, trauma-aware classroom environments
  
  

• Strengthen long-term outcomes in education, health, and community functioning
  
  

Primary Goal

The primary goal of ACE-to-BASE™ is to develop a Tier 1 Universal Early-Intervention Screening & Prevention System that is:

• Universal – available to all students
  
  

• School-based – aligned with real classroom environments
  
  

• High-impact – improves outcomes and reduces escalation
  
  

• Low-burden – minimal added workload for teachers and administrators
  
  

• Sustainable – feasible to maintain over time
  
  

• Data-informed – able to track outcomes for accountability and continuous improvement
  
  

• Scalable – designed for county, regional, statewide, and national replication
  
  

Public records requests and data inquiries in Florida have shown that many counties are not conducting any formal mental health screening for students. In other areas, screening is inconsistent or fragmented. This lack of coordinated early screening, paired with rising behavioral and emotional needs, led directly to the development of ACE-to-BASE™.

The guiding principle is simple:

We must help children heal before “broken children” grow into “broken adults.”

ACE-to-BASE™ exists to move systems upstream—toward prevention, early identification, and support, rather than waiting for crisis.

Legal Disclaimer

ACE-to-BASE™ is a prevention and education system, not a diagnostic or treatment program.

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