Adverse Childhood Experiences: Using Evidence to Advance Research, Practice, Policy, and Prevention defines ACEs, provides a summary of the past 20 years of ACEs research, as well as provides guidance for the future directions for the field. It includes a review of the original ACEs Study, definitions of ACEs, and how ACEs are typically assessed. Other content includes a review of how ACEs are related to mental and physical health outcome, the neurodevelopmental mechanisms linking ACEs to psychopathology, sexual violence and sexual health outcomes, and violence across the lifespan. Important and contemporary issues in the field, like reconsidering how ACEs should be defined and assessed, the appropriateness of routine ACEs screening, thinking about ACEs from a public health and global perspective, strategies for preventing ACEs, understanding ACEs and trauma-informed care and resilience, and the importance of safe stable and nurturing environments for children are discussed. Adverse Childhood Experiences is a useful evidence-based resource for professionals working with children and families, including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, lawyers, judges, as well as public health leaders, policy makers, and government delegates.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Section 1 - p. xix 9. Chapter 1: Twenty years and counting: The past, present, and future of ACEs research - p. xix 10. Chapter 2: ACEs: Definitions, measurement, and prevalence - p. 16 11. Chapter 3: Considerations for expanding the definition of ACEs - p. 34 12. Section 2 - p. 44 13. Chapter 4: ACEs and mental health outcomes - p. 44 14. Chapter 5: ACEs and physical health outcomes - p. 69 15. Chapter 6: ACEs, sexual violence, and sexual health - p. 90 16. Chapter 7: ACEs and violence in adulthood - p. 118 17. Section 3 - p. 142 18. Chapter 8: Routine screening of ACEs: should we or shouldn’t we? - p. 142 19. Chapter 9: Methodological considerations in ACEs research - p. 159 20. Section 4 - p. 182 21. Chapter 10: The public health issue of ACEs in Canada - p. 182 22. Chapter 11: Global perspective on ACEs - p. 207 23. Chapter 12: Effective prevention of ACEs - p. 231 24. Chapter 13: Neurodevelopmental mechanisms linking ACEs with psychopathology - p. 264 25. Chapter 14: ACEs and resilience: Methodological and conceptual issues - p. 285 26. Chapter 15: ACEs and trauma-informed care - p. 306 27. Chapter 16: Safe, stable, nurturing environments for children - p. 328 28. Chapter 17: Current knowledge and future directions for the ACEs field - p. 347 29. Index - p. 357
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Using Evidence to Advance Research, Practice, Policy, and Prevention defines ACEs, provides a summary of the past 20 years of ACEs research, as well as provides guidance for the future directions for the field. It includes a review of the original ACEs Study, definitions of ACEs, and how ACEs are typically assessed. Other content includes a review of how ACEs are related to mental and physical health outcome, the neurodevelopmental mechanisms linking ACEs to psychopathology, sexual violence and sexual health outcomes, and violence across the lifespan. Important and contemporary issues in the field, like reconsidering how ACEs should be defined and assessed, the appropriateness of routine ACEs screening, thinking about ACEs from a public health and global perspective, strategies for preventing ACEs, understanding ACEs and trauma-informed care and resilience, and the importance of safe stable and nurturing environments for children are discussed. Adverse Childhood Experiences is a useful evidence-based resource for professionals working with children and families, including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, lawyers, judges, as well as public health leaders, policy makers, and government delegates.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Section 1 - p. xix 9. Chapter 1: Twenty years and counting: The past, present, and future of ACEs research - p. xix 10. Chapter 2: ACEs: Definitions, measurement, and prevalence - p. 16 11. Chapter 3: Considerations for expanding the definition of ACEs - p. 34 12. Section 2 - p. 44 13. Chapter 4: ACEs and mental health outcomes - p. 44 14. Chapter 5: ACEs and physical health outcomes - p. 69 15. Chapter 6: ACEs, sexual violence, and sexual health - p. 90 16. Chapter 7: ACEs and violence in adulthood - p. 118 17. Section 3 - p. 142 18. Chapter 8: Routine screening of ACEs: should we or shouldn’t we? - p. 142 19. Chapter 9: Methodological considerations in ACEs research - p. 159 20. Section 4 - p. 182 21. Chapter 10: The public health issue of ACEs in Canada - p. 182 22. Chapter 11: Global perspective on ACEs - p. 207 23. Chapter 12: Effective prevention of ACEs - p. 231 24. Chapter 13: Neurodevelopmental mechanisms linking ACEs with psychopathology - p. 264 25. Chapter 14: ACEs and resilience: Methodological and conceptual issues - p. 285 26. Chapter 15: ACEs and trauma-informed care - p. 306 27. Chapter 16: Safe, stable, nurturing environments for children - p. 328 28. Chapter 17: Current knowledge and future directions for the ACEs field - p. 347 29. Index - p. 357
