Medical research on “adverse childhood experiences”(ACEs) reveals a compelling
relationship between the extent of childhood adversity, adult health risk behaviors, and …

Setting ACEs research in the broader context of the social determinants of health and the
biology of social adversity helps address the serious limitations that result from extrapolating …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) detrimentally affect health outcomes in childhood,
adolescence, and adulthood. Over the past 2 decades, the recognition of ACEs by scientists …

The deleterious impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) may be confounded with
frequently co-occurring social disadvantage. In this analysis we test the effects of ACE on …

This introduction to the themed issue overviews the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
Study and discusses prevention and intervention with ACE and their consequences in …

EXPOSURE TO ADVERSE Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including abuse, neglect,
household dysfunction, and other early life adversities, have been associated with negative …

Research documents how exposure to adversity in childhood leads to negative health
outcomes across the lifespan. Less is known about protective factors–aspects of the …

This fact sheet presents the latest data on the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences
(ACEs) among children in the United States. 1 ACEs include a range of experiences (Table …

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 …

Although evidence is rapidly amassing as to the damaging potential of early life adversities
on physical and mental health, as yet few investigations provide comparative snapshots of …