Inspiration from ACE Interrupters in Great Britain
Sharing the stories of individuals who have made a remarkable difference to those affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Health and financial burden of adverse childhood experiences in England and Wales: a combined primary data study of five surveys
A Study to estimate the health and financial burden of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in England and Wales.
Public acceptability of public health policy to improve population health: a population-based survey
A study to explore public acceptance of public health statements in Wales.
Adverse childhood experiences in child refugee and asylum seeking populations
This report aims to bring together what we know about ACEs in refugee and asylum seeking children arriving and settling into host countries, highlighting their nature, extent and impact.
Life course health consequences and associated annual costs of adverse childhood experiences across Europe and North America: a meta-analysis
An increasing number of studies are identifying associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and ill health throughout the life course. We aimed to calculate the proportions of major risk factors for and causes of ill health that are attributable to one or multiple types of ACE and the associated financial costs.
Understanding the association between self-reported poor oral health and exposure to adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study
Adverse childhood experiences, including physical, sexual or emotional abuse, can have detrimental impacts on child and adult health. However, little research has explored the impact that such early life experiences have on oral health. This study examines whether experiencing adverse childhood experiences before the age of 18 years is associated with self-reported poor dental health in later life.
Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences: An evidence review of interventions to prevent and address adversity across the life course
We hope the report will be a useful resource for service planners, practitioners and commissioners to support innovation and development towards an ACE-free future.
The evidence base for routine enquiry into adverse childhood experiences: A scoping review.
A scoping review to explore the evidence base for retrospective routine enquiry in adults for ACEs, including feasibility and acceptability amongst practitioners, service user acceptability and outcomes from implementation.
Understanding the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a male offender population in Wales: the Prisoner ACE Survey
The prisoner ACE survey surveyed a prison population to understand how many ACEs they had experienced and the associations between ACEs and offending histories.
Ideal, expected and perceived descriptive norm drunkenness in UK nightlife environments: a cross-sectional study.
This study compares UK nightlife users’ ideal levels of drunkenness to their expected drunkenness on a night out and their perceptions of descriptive nightlife norms
Associations between childhood deaths and adverse childhood experiences: An audit of data from a child death overview panel.
A study to examine if data routinely collected by child death overview panels (CDOPs) could be used to measure ACE exposure and examine any associations between ACEs and child death categories. Data covering four years (2012-2016) of cases from a CDOP in North West England were studied.
Adverse childhood experiences, childhood relationships and associated substance use and mental health in young Europeans
This study combines data from 10 European cross-sectional ACE studies among young adults in educational institutions, to explore ACE prevalence, supportive childhood relationships and health outcomes (early alcohol initiation, problem alcohol use, smoking, drug use, therapy, suicide attempt).
Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales.
Police safeguarding notifications over a one-year period for a local authority in Wales were matched to social care records to understand levels of police-identified vulnerability and their outcomes following referral to social services.
Does adult alcohol consumption combine with adverse childhood experiences to increase involvement in violence in men and women? A cross-sectional study in England and Wales
A study to examine if, and to what extent, a history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) combines with adult alcohol consumption to predict recent violence perpetration and victimisation.
Strengthening resilience through Early Intervention and Prevention: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Crime project.
Part of a compendium that provides inspirational examples of building resilience at individual, community and system levels.
Adverse childhood experiences and sources of childhood resilience: a retrospective study of their combined relationships with child health and educational attendance
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including maltreatment and exposure to household stressors can impact the health of children. Community factors that provide support, friendship and opportunities for development may build children’s resilience and protect them against some harmful impacts of ACEs. This paper examines if a history of ACEs is associated with poor childhood health and school attendance and the extent to which such outcomes are counteracted by community resilience assets.
Sources of resilience and their moderating relationships with harms from adverse childhood experiences: Report 1: Mental Illness
The Welsh Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and Resilience Survey was undertaken to examine individual and community factors that may offer protection from the harmful impacts of ACEs on health, well-being and prosperity across the life course.
An evaluation of the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Informed Approach to Policing Vulnerability Training (AIAPVT) pilot
In recent years demand for policing in the UK has increased for occurrences relating to complex welfare, public safety and vulnerability. Research on the response to vulnerability by South Wales Police (SWP) identified a need for staff to be trained to understand the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma to ensure that they have the right skills to assist vulnerable individuals in times of crisis and need. In response to these findings, the ACE-Informed Approach to Policing Vulnerability Training (AIAPVT) was developed. This report captures the independent evaluation of the training.
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Crime Turning Understanding into Action: Summary report
This summary report presents the key findings from extensive research undertaken with South Wales Police to understand vulnerability demand. This report strengthens the case for how policing can be more effective in preventing problems before they escalate through a sustainable and long term approach.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Impact on Health-harming Behaviours in the Welsh Adult Population
This is one in a series of reports examining the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in the Welsh adult population and their impact on health and well-being across the life course.