The Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACE) is now available as a secure, digital form through Zentake — the HIPAA-compliant platform built for healthcare professionals. Simplify trauma screening, ensure patient data protection, and enhance care delivery with Zentake’s automated workflows.
The ACE Questionnaire is a widely recognized tool used to assess exposure to adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Developed from the original CDC-Kaiser Permanente study, the ACE test identifies early-life stressors that may impact long-term mental and physical health outcomes.
Typically, the questionnaire includes 10 key items, each representing a different type of childhood adversity. The total ACE score provides valuable insight into a patient’s risk factors and supports trauma-informed care planning.
Understanding a patient’s ACE score is critical for providing effective behavioral health interventions. Clinicians, psychologists, and social workers use the ACE questionnaire to:
Healthcare organizations increasingly rely on this assessment to improve both patient outcomes and staff training in trauma-sensitive practices.
Switching from paper to digital offers measurable advantages for healthcare teams.
Traditional paper-based ACE forms are often insecure, manual, and time-consuming. They can be misplaced, require manual scoring, and delay clinical response times.
In contrast, the Zentake Digital ACE Questionnaire provides:
By digitizing the ACE assessment, Zentake removes friction from trauma screening and ensures data integrity at every step.
Zentake digitizes and automates the entire ACE assessment process, giving healthcare teams a more efficient, secure, and user-friendly way to manage patient screening.
Key Features:
Zentake empowers organizations to practice trauma-informed care with digital precision and compassion.
Q1. Who can use the Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire?
Clinicians, psychologists, counselors, and social service professionals can administer the ACE form as part of behavioral health evaluations.
Q2. How long does it take to complete the ACE assessment?
Most patients complete the questionnaire in under 10 minutes, making it easy to integrate into routine intake sessions.
Q3. Is the ACE test scientifically validated?
Yes. The ACE questionnaire originates from the CDC-Kaiser Permanente study, one of the most significant public health investigations into childhood trauma.
Q4. Can Zentake export ACE results to other systems?
Absolutely. Zentake supports data export and EHR integration, ensuring results can be shared securely across platforms.
Q5. Can the ACE form be customized?
Yes — Zentake allows form customization to match your organization’s workflow and documentation needs.
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