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 ...

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 ...

When children are exposed to very challenging experiences, their health suffers. In our recent study, “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Household Food Insecurity: Findings from the 2016 National ...

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

Get local news you can trust in your inbox. Speakers will address the impact of adverse childhood experiences on social, emotional, and cognitive development, and offer tips and strategies for ...

Background: Adverse childhood experiences, including physical, sexual or emotional abuse, can have detrimental impacts on child and adult health. However, little research has explored the impact ...

An important realm that doesn’t get as much attention as is warranted consists of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This is a crucial arena that considers the immediate-term, near-term ...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are very common among adolescents, with 80.5 percent experiencing at least one ACE, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in Pediatrics. Using data ...

The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) agrees with recent findings that there is a cost to every adverse childhood experience but believes that many such experiences and their ...