%0 Journal Article
%T Exposure to community violence as a new adverse childhood experience category: promising results and future considerations
%J Families in society
%D 2017
%A Lee, Eunju
%A Larkin, Heather
%A Esaki, Nina
%V 98
%N 1
%P 69-78
%X 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>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 1044-3894
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.10