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Resilience, which is the ability to manage stressors and recover from adversity, is a measurable quality with both intrinsic and extrinsic sources that can potentially be used to mitigate the negative effects of ACEs. This study aimed to explore the relationship between ACEs and resilience among unhoused transitional-aged youth (TAY) at an urban medical clinic. Our approach relied on qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews. The participants included twenty-eight unhoused patients aged 18\u201327 years attending a free medical clinic. Our main outcome measures focused on perceptions of trauma experienced by unhoused youth, ACEs score, PHQ-9, and Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) scores. The number of ACEs in our study population ranged from 6 to 15, with a mean of 9. The most frequently reported adverse childhood events were divorce, verbal abuse, substance use by someone in the household, feeling unloved or \u201cunspecial,\u201d and physical abuse. 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