Many people can identify a person in their lives who struggles with a chronic illness like
heart disease, diabetes, or hypertension. Most people also know someone who struggles …

Abstract The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study demonstrated a link between
early trauma and various aspects of adult health. Despite the proven benefits of exploring …

Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) contributes to 7 of the 10 leading
causes of death in the United States as well as health risk behaviors, including substance …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have become a more widely studied topic in the
literature, 1 although there is a prior history of relevant research studies. 2 This work has …

A growing body of research has made it increasingly apparent that adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) are a critical public health issue. ACEs are potentially traumatic …

Abstract Objective. In 1998, Felitti and colleagues published the first study of the Adverse
Childhood Experiences-Questionnaire (ACE-Q), a 10-item scale used to correlate childhood …

For many pediatricians, addressing exposure to traumatic events that could cause toxic
stress in their patients is seen as difficult for a number of reasons, including lack of time …

Abstract The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) studies transformed our
understanding of the true burden of trauma. Notable elements of Felitti and colleagues' …

BACKGROUND: Strong, graded relationships between exposure to childhood traumatic
stressors and numerous negative health behaviors and outcomes, healthcare utilization …

Background The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is a major research study
that compares current adult health status to childhood experiences decades earlier. With the …