Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse childhood experiences are found in adults regardless of race, socioeconomic level, or education. They can be identified in a clinical environment by answering a retrospective questionnaire . Adverse childhood experiences are clearly linked to high-risk health behaviors and multiple chronic diseases. Extensive knowledge exists about the severe impact of adverse childhood experiences in adults. Identification efforts have begun for children showing the prevalence and categories of abuse. National surveillance surveys capture prevalence data for children at the state level. The for Disease Control and Prevention has distributed prevention strategies to decrease the likelihood of adverse childhood experiences in children.