A recent doctoral dissertation reveals that adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse and neglect, predisposes adolescents ...

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 ...

The Childhood Stress study investigated the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)—including abuse, neglect, and household instability—and current household food security status ...

In the original study of childhood experiences, begun in 1995 by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente, two-thirds of the more than 17,000 subjects who filled out ...