Twenty-seven years of research has raised our awareness about ACEs and their harmful consequences. Recent trends, however, ...

The term "adverse childhood experience" refers to a range of negative situations a child may face or witness while growing up. These experiences include emotional, physical, or sexual abuse ...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) significantly affect lifelong health and well-being. Despite extensive research on the topic, a wide-reaching understanding of ACEs' multifaceted impacts ...

A University of Houston researcher is reporting that various childhood experiences, both good and bad, may shape college ...

A new University of Houston study suggests positive childhood experiences can lead to a lowered risk of developing eating ...

HealthDay News — Benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) have a protective effect against disordered eating behaviors, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Adversity and Resilience Science.

Plenty of research shows that adverse childhood experiences can lead to depression and other health problems later in life. But researcher Christina Bethell wondered whether positive experiences in ...

Melissa D. Grady, Jill S. Levenson, Tess Bolder, Linking Adverse Childhood Effects and Attachment, Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Vol. 18, No. 4 (October 2017), pp. 433-444 ...

Among both men and women in the study, experiencing all four of the adverse childhood experiences studied had the strongest effect on use of performance-enhancing substance use.