Introduction to the child abuse and neglect special issue “epidemiology, risk factors, and impacts of adverse childhood experiences in low-and middle-income …

LK Gilbert, FB Annor, C Brown, SR Dube - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2024 - Elsevier
Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic yet preventable events
that occur in childhood (0–17 years) and include exposure to neglect, abuse, and …

Adverse childhood experiences research: The path forward

SR Dube - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2024 - Elsevier
For almost three decades, research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has
proliferated and contributed to the body of science demonstrating their lifelong impact on …

Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and associated health risks and risk behaviors among young women and men in Honduras

RH Kappel, MD Livingston, SN Patel, A Villaveces… - Child abuse & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic
childhood events associated with negative health outcomes. Limited data on ACEs exists …

Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among US children

E Crouch, JC Probst, E Radcliff, KJ Bennett… - Child abuse & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) among children in the United States and to examine the relationship …

Prevalence and early-life predictors of adverse childhood experiences: Longitudinal insights from a low-income country

R Kidman, E Breton, J Behrman, YT Rui… - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2024 - Elsevier
Background A sizeable literature shows that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are
associated with poor health outcomes in later life. However, most studies on the prevalence …

Adverse childhood experiences and associations with mental health, substance use, and violence perpetration among young adults in sub-Saharan Africa

C Brown, S Nkemjika, J Ratto, SR Dube, L Gilbert… - Child Abuse & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have debilitating effects
on child well-being, with consequences persisting into adulthood. Most ACE studies have …

Confirmatory factor analysis of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among a community-based sample of parents and adolescents

TO Afifi, S Salmon, I Garcés, S Struck, J Fortier… - BMC pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite increased understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs),
very little advancement has been made in how ACEs are defined and conceptualized. The …

Cumulative adverse childhood experiences and children's health

K Turney - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE), potentially stressful or traumatic experiences that are
concentrated among already vulnerable populations such as children of color and …

Trends in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the United States

D Finkelhor - Child abuse & neglect, 2020 - Elsevier
Background It is important for those called upon to discuss major social determinants of
health such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to have accurate knowledge about …

Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in sub-saharan Africa: a multicountry analysis of the Violence against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS)

EW Amene, FB Annor, LK Gilbert, J McOwen… - Child Abuse & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Adverse Childhood Experiences are traumatic events early in life and
have been associated with significant negative health outcomes. Objective To estimate the …