@article{ref1,
title="Exposure to community violence as a new adverse childhood experience category: promising results and future considerations",
journal="Families in society",
year="2017",
author="Lee, Eunju and Larkin, Heather and Esaki, Nina",
volume="98",
number="1",
pages="69-78",
abstract="Research links high youth exposure to community violence (ECV) with negative health consequences, and the World Health Organization recommends ECV as a new adverse childhood experience (ACE) category. The current study is among the first to include ECV within the ACE categories, examining ACEs and behavioral health (BH) service usage, using a population-based adult sample. <br><br>RESULTS reveal ECV and ACE associations in the expected direction. Respondents reporting ECV before age 18 had higher ACE scores than those without ECV. <br><br>RESULTS demonstrate ECV's predictive power for later BH needs and confirm its utility as a new ACE category. Practice implications include attention to ECV among adult populations and mitigating long-term costs through early intervention and prevention., Research links high youth exposure to community violence (ECV) with negative health consequences, and the World Health Organization recommends ECV as a new adverse childhood experience (ACE) category. The current study is among the first to include ECV within the ACE categories, examining ACEs and behavioral health (BH) service usage, using a population-based adult sample. <br><br>RESULTS reveal ECV and ACE associations in the expected direction. Respondents reporting ECV before age 18 had higher ACE scores than those without ECV. <br><br>RESULTS demonstrate ECV's predictive power for later BH needs and confirm its utility as a new ACE category. Practice implications include attention to ECV among adult populations and mitigating long-term costs through early intervention and prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1044-3894",
doi="10.1606/1044-3894.2017.10",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.10"
}