Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Delinquency in a High-Risk Sample

Research shows that adverse events experienced during childhood (i.e., adverse childhood experiences [ACEs]) are problematic, but few studies have examined race differences in the prevalence and impact of ACEs on delinquency. This study investigated these relationships using prospective data from approximately 600 high-risk families in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. Ten ACEs were measured, five types of child maltreatment and five types of household dysfunction. White youth experienced a significantly greater number of ACEs (4.08) compared to Black youth (2.90) and a greater prevalence of seven individual ACEs. According to logistic regression analyses, the number of ACEs significantly increased the likelihood of self-reported alcohol use, marijuana use, violence (in some models), and arrest at age 16 among Blacks but not Whites; race differences were statistically significant for alcohol use, marijuana use, and arrest. The findings support the need for juvenile justice officials to recognize the trauma histories of youth offenders when determining appropriate treatment and sanctions.

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Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and substance use in youth offenders in Singapore

Child Abuse & Neglect ◽

10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105072 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 117 ◽

pp. 105072

Author(s):

Adam Oei ◽

Chi Meng Chu ◽

Dongdong Li ◽

Nyx Ng ◽

Carl Yeo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Youth Offenders ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood

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Childhood Abuse, Neglect, and Household Dysfunction and the Risk of Illicit Drug Use: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.111.3.564 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 111 (3) ◽

pp. 564-572 ◽

Cited By ~ 964

Author(s):

S. R. Dube ◽

V. J. Felitti ◽

M. Dong ◽

D. P. Chapman ◽

W. H. Giles ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Childhood Abuse ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Household Dysfunction ◽

Adverse Childhood

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Associations between adverse childhood experiences and adversities later in life. Survey data from a high-risk Norwegian sample

Child Abuse & Neglect ◽

10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104234 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 98 ◽

pp. 104234

Author(s):

Anders Dovran ◽

Dagfinn Winje ◽

Kjersti Arefjord ◽

Stian Tobiassen ◽

Kristin Stokke ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Risk ◽

Survey Data ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood

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Adverse childhood experiences and MSM marijuana use

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 198 ◽

pp. 76-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Zachary Giano ◽

Randolph D. Hubach ◽

Joseph M. Currin ◽

Denna L. Wheeler

Keyword(s):

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Alcohol Use in Adulthood, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Perpetration by Black Men: A Systematic Review

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/1524838020953101 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 152483802095310

Author(s):

Kerry A. Lee ◽

Charlotte Lyn Bright ◽

Gail Betz

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Black Men ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Ipv Perpetration

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious social and public health problem in the United States. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and alcohol use have been found to be associated with IPV perpetration; however, limited studies have examined the interrelationships of these variables among Black men. This is the first known study to systematically review and synthesize studies on the interrelationships of ACEs, alcohol use, and IPV perpetration among Black men. Comprehensive literature searches were conducted in PubMed and six EBSCOhost databases by a research librarian and two researchers. Twenty studies met inclusion criteria: empirical; available in English; included ACEs, alcohol use/substance abuse, and IPV perpetration variables in the analyses; and samples included Black/African American male IPV perpetrators aged ≥ 18 years. ACEs were found to be associated with IPV perpetration among Black men, but findings were mixed regarding the role of alcohol in relation to ACEs and IPV. Numerous ACE factors (1–6) were used across studies. However, findings regarding the co-occurrence of ACE factors are inconclusive because none of the studies examined the cumulative effects of exposure to more than one type of ACE on subsequent IPV perpetration. Implications for policy, practice, and research related to the interrelationships of ACEs, alcohol use, and IPV perpetration are provided. Future work is needed to better explicate the interrelationships among these constructs.

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Mindfulness as a mediator of the association between adverse childhood experiences and alcohol use and consequences

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.04.002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 84 ◽

pp. 92-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Emma I. Brett ◽

Hannah C. Espeleta ◽

Susanna V. Lopez ◽

Eleanor L.S. Leavens ◽

Thad R. Leffingwell

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood

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Adverse childhood experiences and their Alcohol, and chat Consumption among school-going adolescents, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

10.29328/journal.apmh.1001025 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 076-083

Author(s):

Tsehay Mekonnen ◽

Necho Mogesie ◽

Belete Asmare ◽

Mekonnen Werkua

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Educational Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Providers ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood

Background: Alcohol and chat use during adolescence is associated with academic and health problems, including abuse or dependence in adulthood. The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and early initiation of alcohol and chat use among school-going adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with 546 school-going adolescents. The ACE International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ) was used to assess ACEs, Alcohol and chat use was assessed by questions prepared by the authors. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between overall ACE score and alcohol use and the potential moderating effects of confounders. Results: prevalence of chat chewing behavior was 26.6% followed by alcohol use 20%. A total of 66.2% of participants reported at least one ACE, and 5.93% reported four or more ACEs. High/Multiple ACEs (ACEs=1-3 and above 3) were significantly associated with increased alcohol use behaviors (AOR=1.491(1.072-3.078) and (AOR=3.171(1.330-7.560) respectively and increased chat use behaviors by 4.92 times (AOR=4.92, 95%CI=2.640-8.432) and 11.022 times (AOR=11.022, 95%CI=1.230-25.560) respectively controlling other factors. Conclusion: ACEs were significantly associated with risk behaviors, alcohol and chat use may lead to poor health, and educational outcomes among adolescent students and numbers of ACEs have graded association. Social support, sex, residence, parent educational status, and current level of depressive symptoms were significant modulating factors, which parents, school teachers, psychologists, and adolescent health care providers should give the concern to decrease the effect on school-going adolescents.

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A systematic review to investigate whether the current family court process in Scotland, leads to emotionally functional adults in cases of adverse childhood experiences.

10.31234/osf.io/4uy9z ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Elaine Jackson

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Neural Plasticity ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Psychotic Disorders ◽

Family Court ◽

Critical Periods ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Household Dysfunction ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Family Contact

The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate whether the current family court procedure in Scotland, involving cases of adverse childhood experiences exacerbated by parental abuse or household dysfunction, is likely to contribute, even inadvertently, to a deficit in emotional functionality in adults. Firstly, I will explore the literature on adverse childhood experiences, focussing on aspects such as critical periods of development, responsivity to stress, neural plasticity and the importance of family, to establish the potential effects on children’s social development, educational attainment, behavioural system, physical system and neurological development. Secondly, by exploring emotion regulation and the biological mechanisms that regulate the body’s stress hormone response system, I aim to identify how the association between stress and empathy impact the behavioural and emotional systems, to establish whether reduced empathy development is a potential pathway to future psychotic disorders, particularly, within populations with a history of childhood maltreatment.Finally, I will investigate how the court conducts family contact disputes, maintaining a balance between participation and protection of the child, whilst retaining the equilibrium of these views and the welfare principle.

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An evaluation of a simulation and video-based training program to address adverse childhood experiences

The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine ◽

10.1177/0091217420951064 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 55 (5) ◽

pp. 366-375

Author(s):

Julie Miller-Cribbs ◽

Jedediah Bragg ◽

Frances Wen ◽

Martina Jelley ◽

Kim A Coon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Multiple Sources ◽

Stigma Reduction ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Training Outcomes ◽

Model And Simulation ◽

Household Dysfunction ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Trauma Informed

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are multiple sources of maltreatment and household dysfunction with tremendous impact on health. A trauma-informed (TI) approach is preferred when working with patients with ACEs. The Professional ACEs-Informed Training for Health© (PATH©) educational program and simulation experience using standardized patients (SP) was developed to help healthcare professionals address ACEs with adults. PATH© is a 3–4 hour curriculum comprised of lecture and discussion, video-based demonstration, simulation experience, and debriefing. It was first developed for primary care (PC) residents in family medicine and internal medicine, and subsequently modified for occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) students. This study evaluates a preliminary dataset focusing on PATH© skills of PC residents and OT and PT students during simulation. Recordings of 53 learner-SP encounters from 15 OT and PT students and 38 PC residents were coded using standardized behavioral codes. A subset of ten recordings of PC residents who participated in simulations in the first and fourth year of the training program allowed for evaluation of training outcomes over time. Results showed that medical residents and OT and PT students demonstrated skills during SP encounters congruent with TI training on addressing ACEs with adults, particularly in explaining ACEs, demonstrating empathy, collaborative treatment planning, and stigma reduction. PC residents showed both positive and negative changes in PATH©-specific skills from year 1 to 4 of the training program. This study supports the PATH© model and simulation-based training in preparing clinicians to address ACEs with adults and provides insight into further curriculum improvement.

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