A study found that a strong association between
the number of adverse childhood experiences a person experienced in childhood
and the mental and physical health issues they faced later in life.
The adverse childhood experiences include psychological, physical or sexual abuse, violence against mother, and living with household members who were substance abusers, mentally ill or suicidal, or ever imprisoned. Even one such experience a child faced can be associated with increased health risk, having four or more carries twice the risk of heart disease and stroke, seven times the risk of substance use disorder and 12 times the risk of self-harm attempt.
Besides having higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, alcohol dependence and marital problems, the data further bolstered by rising rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among youth.
Jane Stevens, who leads an international network of the Adverse Childhood Experiences survivors, said, “People growing up thinking that what happened to them as children was their fault, because that’s how the brain of a child works. Unless you’re disabused of that, people carry that even to death.”
Given that a high percentage of children experience at least one such experience during childhood, getting a better grasp of the root cause of childhood trauma is critical.
The adverse childhood experiences include psychological, physical or sexual abuse, violence against mother, and living with household members who were substance abusers, mentally ill or suicidal, or ever imprisoned. Even one such experience a child faced can be associated with increased health risk, having four or more carries twice the risk of heart disease and stroke, seven times the risk of substance use disorder and 12 times the risk of self-harm attempt.
Besides having higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, alcohol dependence and marital problems, the data further bolstered by rising rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among youth.
Jane Stevens, who leads an international network of the Adverse Childhood Experiences survivors, said, “People growing up thinking that what happened to them as children was their fault, because that’s how the brain of a child works. Unless you’re disabused of that, people carry that even to death.”
Given that a high percentage of children experience at least one such experience during childhood, getting a better grasp of the root cause of childhood trauma is critical.
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