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 such as emotional and physical abuse, household instability, socioeconomic climate and ill health can lead to people having a shorter life, but it was not clear how.

I was recently working with a young mother who struggled with depression and anxiety in the difficult year following the birth of her child. In addition to managing the herculean task of adjusting ...

The adverse childhood experience (ACE) questionnaire has become a critical part of public health. It offers physicians a screening tool to evaluate patients, gaining valuable insights into their ...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been shown to be strong predictors of socioeconomic status, risky health behaviors, chronic conditions, and adverse outcomes such as increased mortality ...

Those factors were collectively called Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs. The results were staggering. Over 60% of respondents reported at least one ACE, while 17% reported four or more. That ...

I was experiencing something known as an adverse childhood experience, but I didn’t know it at the time. Now, I am a youth advisor trying to explain this trauma to others. I, Dr. Diana Ramos ...

Adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs) play a major role in influencing child behaviors. Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic events that occur from the ages of 0-17. According to the 2021 ...