(ACE) score is a relatively crude measure of cumulative childhood stress exposure that can
vary widely from person to person. Unlike recognized public health screening measures …

Despite evidence that over 40% of youth in the United States have one or more adverse
childhood experiences (ACEs), and that ACEs have cumulative, pernicious effects on …

Introduction Clinicians require tools to rapidly identify individuals with significant childhood
adversity as part of routine primary care. The goal of this study was to shorten the 11-item …

Importance Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are well-established risk factors for
health problems in a population. However, it is not known whether screening for ACEs can …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events that place children
at risk of negative health, mental health, and behavioral outcomes. The Center for Youth …

Background Advances in human development sciences point to tremendous possibilities to
promote healthy child development and well-being across life by proactively supporting …

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 …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as experiencing or witnessing violence or
abuse or living with a parent with mental illness or substance use disorder, have been …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of and demographic characteristics associated with
toxic stress risk factors by universal screening, the impact of screening on referral rates to …

Currently, in the US and worldwide, childhood trauma is a public health crisis. Childhood
adversities, such as abuse, neglect, and related household stressors, are common …