Adverse Childhood Experiences: Using Evidence to Advance Research, Practice, Policy, and Prevention

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Using Evidence to Advance Research, Practice, Policy, and Prevention defines ACEs and examines their prevalence and co-occurrence. It reviews in-depth the evidence linking ACEs and mental health, physical health, reproductive health and sexual behaviour, and violence in adulthood. Tackling headlong the controversies in the field of ACEs, the renowned contributors explore the underlying mechanisms linking violence to health and screening for ACEs in the general health care setting, and use current evidence to inform policy and health care practice in efforts to prevent ACEs and to improve the health of those with an ACEs history. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Using Evidence to Advance Research, Practice, Policy, and Prevention is a powerful resource integrating childhood adversity and adult trauma to more deeply enhance our understanding of mental and physical conditions directly linked to ACEs. Explains an ACE scoreExamines socioeconomnic differences in ACE dataExplores the expansion of the definition of ACEsDetails the evidence of the link between ACEs and physical healthDiscusses whether spanking should be considered an ACETouches upon methodological limitations of ACEs researchIncludes a global perspective on ACEs INDICE: 1. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study2. What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?3. Expanding the Definition of ACEs4. ACEs and Mental Health Outcomes5. ACEs and Physical Health Outcomes6. ACEs and Reproductive Health and Sexual Behaviour7. ACEs and Violence in Adulthood8. How can ACEs impact Health: The Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship between ACEs and Mental and Physical Health Outcomes9. Routine Screening of ACEs: Should We or Shouldn't We?10. Making the Case of Spanking as an ACEs11. Methodological Limitations of ACEs Research and Recommendations for Future Work12. The Public Health Issue of Adverse Childhood Experiences13. A Global Perspective on ACEs14. Effective Prevention of ACEs15. Fostering Resilience Following ACEs16. ACEs and Trauma-Informed Care17. Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Environments for Children18. Summary, future directions for ACEs research, and conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-12-816065-7
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 475
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés