In the mid-1990s, the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) was introduced through a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This study was ...
What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.
Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) had more emergency department (ED) visits if their parents had a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than if their parents had fewer ACEs ...