Adverse childhood experiences : using evidence to advance research, practice, policy, and prevention / edited by Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Tracie O. Afifi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Asmundson, Gordon J. G., editor.

Afifi, Tracie O., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychic trauma in children.

Child psychology.

Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Psychology, Child.

Child.

Infant.

Stress Disorders, Traumatic--therapy.

Adaptation, Psychological.

Medical Subjects:

Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Psychology, Child.

Child.

Infant.

Stress Disorders, Traumatic--therapy.

Adaptation, Psychological.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 364 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Academic Press, [2020]

Summary:

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. Reviews the past 20 years of ACEs research Examines ACEs and mental and physical health Discusses the neurodevelopment mechanisms of ACEs and psychopathology Examines ACEs and violence across the lifespan Reconsiders the definition and assessment of ACEs Examines the issue of routine ACEs screening Discusses ACEs from a public health and global perspective Summarizes effective ACEs prevention, trauma-informed care, and resilience Provides recommendations for the future directions of the ACEs field

Contents:

Twenty years and counting: the past, present, and future of ACEs research / Shanta R. Dube

ACEs: definitions, measurement, and prevalence / Katie A. Ports, Derek C. Ford, Melissa T. Merrick and Angie S. Guinn

Considerations for expanding the definition of ACEs / Tracie O. Afifi

ACEs and mental health outcomes / Julia L. Sheffler, Ian Stanley and Natalie Sachs-Ericsson

ACEs and physical health outcomes / Kelsey D. Vig, Michelle M. Paluszek and Gordon J.G. Asmundson

ACEs, sexual violence, and sexual health / Christine Wekerle, Martine Hébert, Isabelle Daigneault, Elisabeth Fortin-Langelier and Savanah Smith

ACEs and violence in adulthood / Tamara L. Taillieu, Isabel Garces Davila and Shannon Struck

Routine screening of ACEs: should we or shouldn't we? / John D. McLennan, Jill R. McTavish and Harriet L. MacMillan

Methodological considerations in ACEs research / George W. Holden, Tricia Gower and Michael Chmielewski

The public health issue of ACEs in Canada / Lil Tonmyr, Joanne Lacroix and Margret Herbert

Global perspective on ACEs / Greta M. Massetti, Karen Hughes, Mark A. Bellis and James Mercy

Effective prevention of ACEs / Brian Brennan, Natalie Stavas, Philip Scribano

Neurodevelopmental mechanisms linking ACEs with psychopathology / Margaret A. Sheridan and Katie A. McLaughlin

ACEs and resilience: methodological and conceptual issues / Assaf Oshri, Erinn K. Duprey, Sihong Liu and Andrea Gonzalez

ACEs and trauma-informed care / Caroline C. Piotrowski

Safe, stable, nurturing environments for children / Melissa T. Merrrick, Katie A. Ports, Angie S. Guinn and Derek C. Ford

Current knowledge and future directions for the ACEs field / Tracie O. Afifi and Gordon J. G. Asmundson.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780128160664

0128160667