The term "adverse childhood experience" refers to a range of negative situations a child may face or witness while growing up. These experiences include emotional, physical, or sexual abuse ...

Adverse childhood experiences are associated with substantially higher risk for earlier menarche and pubertal onset in girls ...

Researchers at Rutgers University have found that adverse childhood experiences can make people more sensitive to potential threats from others, which in turn increases their risk of engaging in ...

When children are exposed to very challenging experiences, their health suffers. In our recent study, “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Household Food Insecurity: Findings from the 2016 National ...

In 1995, a research team in Southern California launched an inquiry into how the challenges people experience during their younger years impact them as adults. They asked approximately 17,000 adults ...

Early adversity weakens children's brain wiring, but strong relationships help protect thinking and learning abilities.

WITH research linking childhood trauma to five of the 10 leading causes of death globally, head of community health and ...

Childhood adversity (negative experiences in childhood) can make people more sensitive to both good and bad events in ...

Difficult childhood experiences of mothers, rather than fathers, appear to have a negative impact on children with ...

A new study finds that mothers’ adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—including abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction—may ...

We know that experiences from our childhood, both good and bad, shape who we become as adults. But, understanding what kinds of early experiences have staying power into adulthood and the wide range ...