Adverse Childhood Experiences and Poor Mental Health Outcomes Among Racially Diverse Foster Care Alumni: Impact of Perceived Agency Helpfulness

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 3293-3305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio R. Garcia ◽  
Kirk O’Brien ◽  
Minseop Kim ◽  
Peter J. Pecora ◽  
Tracy Harachi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Foster Care Alumni ◽  
Adverse Childhood

Psychological inflexibility mediates the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 82-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen M. Makriyianis ◽  
Emily A. Adams ◽  
Leslie L. Lozano ◽  
Taylor A. Mooney ◽  
Chloe Morton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
The Relationship

Patterns of adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes among American Indians with type 2 diabetes

2021 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 105326
Author(s):  
Jessica H.L. Elma ◽  
Dane Hautalab ◽  
Teresa Abrahamson-Richardsa ◽  
Melissa L. Wallsb
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

Overall and Gender-specific Associations between Dimensions of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes among Homeless Adults: Associations Générales et Sexospécifiques Entre les Dimensions des Expériences Défavorables de L’enfance et les Résultats de Santé Mentale Chez les Adultes Sans Abri

2021 ◽  
pp. 070674372198915
Author(s):  
Michael Liu ◽  
Cilia Mejia-Lancheros ◽  
James Lachaud ◽  
Eric Latimer ◽  
Tim Aubry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Homeless Adults ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
And Gender

Objective: The associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and psychopathology have been well-established in the general population. Research on ACEs in the homeless population has been limited. This study examined whether ACE exposure is associated with specific mental health outcomes among a national sample of homeless adults with mental illness and whether this association varies according to ACE dimension and gender. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized data from a national sample of 2,235 homeless adults with mental illness in Canada to evaluate their sociodemographic characteristics, exposure to ACEs, and mental health outcomes. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to identify and confirm ACE dimensions (maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, divorce, and household dysfunction) from individual ACE items. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the associations between total ACE score and ACE dimensions with mental illness diagnoses and psychopathology severity. Results: The mean total ACE score among all study participants was 4.44 (standard deviation [ SD]: 2.99). Total ACE score was positively associated with several mental illness diagnoses and psychopathology severity. Unique associations were found between specific ACE dimensions and poor mental health outcomes. The prevalence of almost all ACEs was significantly higher among women. Yet, associations between several ACE dimensions and poor mental health outcomes existed uniquely among men. Conclusions: There are unique and gender-specific associations between specific ACE dimensions and mental health outcomes among homeless adults. Better understanding of the mechanisms underlying these associations is needed to inform screening, prevention, and treatment efforts, particularly given the very high prevalence of ACEs among this vulnerable and marginalized population.

scholarly journals Adverse Childhood Experiences Ontology for Mental Health Surveillance, Research, and Evaluation: Advanced Knowledge Representation and Semantic Web Techniques

10.2196/13498 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. e13498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Hael Brenas ◽  
Eun Kyong Shin ◽  
Arash Shaban-Nejad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Ontology Language ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Advanced Knowledge

Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), a set of negative events and processes that a person might encounter during childhood and adolescence, have been proven to be linked to increased risks of a multitude of negative health outcomes and conditions when children reach adulthood and beyond. Objective To better understand the relationship between ACEs and their relevant risk factors with associated health outcomes and to eventually design and implement preventive interventions, access to an integrated coherent dataset is needed. Therefore, we implemented a formal ontology as a resource to allow the mental health community to facilitate data integration and knowledge modeling and to improve ACEs’ surveillance and research. Methods We use advanced knowledge representation and semantic Web tools and techniques to implement the ontology. The current implementation of the ontology is expressed in the description logic ALCRIQ(D), a sublogic of Web Ontology Language (OWL 2). Results The ACEs Ontology has been implemented and made available to the mental health community and the public via the BioPortal repository. Moreover, multiple use-case scenarios have been introduced to showcase and evaluate the usability of the ontology in action. The ontology was created to be used by major actors in the ACEs community with different applications, from the diagnosis of individuals and predicting potential negative outcomes that they might encounter to the prevention of ACEs in a population and designing interventions and policies. Conclusions The ACEs Ontology provides a uniform and reusable semantic network and an integrated knowledge structure for mental health practitioners and researchers to improve ACEs’ surveillance and evaluation.

scholarly journals Adverse Childhood Experiences Ontology for Mental Health Surveillance, Research, and Evaluation: Advanced Knowledge Representation and Semantic Web Techniques (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Hael Brenas ◽  
Eun Kyong Shin ◽  
Arash Shaban-Nejad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Ontology Language ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Advanced Knowledge

BACKGROUND Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), a set of negative events and processes that a person might encounter during childhood and adolescence, have been proven to be linked to increased risks of a multitude of negative health outcomes and conditions when children reach adulthood and beyond. OBJECTIVE To better understand the relationship between ACEs and their relevant risk factors with associated health outcomes and to eventually design and implement preventive interventions, access to an integrated coherent dataset is needed. Therefore, we implemented a formal ontology as a resource to allow the mental health community to facilitate data integration and knowledge modeling and to improve ACEs’ surveillance and research. METHODS We use advanced knowledge representation and semantic Web tools and techniques to implement the ontology. The current implementation of the ontology is expressed in the description logic ALCRIQ(D), a sublogic of Web Ontology Language (OWL 2). RESULTS The ACEs Ontology has been implemented and made available to the mental health community and the public via the BioPortal repository. Moreover, multiple use-case scenarios have been introduced to showcase and evaluate the usability of the ontology in action. The ontology was created to be used by major actors in the ACEs community with different applications, from the diagnosis of individuals and predicting potential negative outcomes that they might encounter to the prevention of ACEs in a population and designing interventions and policies. CONCLUSIONS The ACEs Ontology provides a uniform and reusable semantic network and an integrated knowledge structure for mental health practitioners and researchers to improve ACEs’ surveillance and evaluation.

scholarly journals Women convicted for violent offenses: Adverse childhood experiences, low level of education and poor mental health

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Rossegger ◽  
Nicole Wetli ◽  
Frank Urbaniok ◽  
Thomas Elbert ◽  
Franca Cortoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Violent Offenses

scholarly journals Adverse Childhood Experiences and Young Adult Health Outcomes Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Rebbe ◽  
Paula S. Nurius ◽  
Mark E. Courtney ◽  
Kym R. Ahrens
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Aging Out ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Young Adult Health ◽  
Youth Aging Out
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