1577-P: How Does Military Service Impact Risk for Diabetes in African Americans with a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences?

Currently, e-cigarettes are the most popular tobacco product among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and dual use in a sample of adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand. The sample comprises 6167 students from 48 schools (grades 9, 11, and vocational year 2) who participated in the 2019 round of the Behavior Surveillance Survey. History of 11 ACEs was used to calculate a cumulative ACE score (range 0-11). Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between history of ACEs and smoking. In the sample, 7.0% reported using e-cigarettes only and 9.5% used e-cigarettes and cigarettes (dual use). After controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, history of ACEs was associated with increased odds of dual use. The odds of cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use was significantly greater if the adolescent had a history of ≥4 ACEs. Special attention is needed to prevent smoking of different types among those with a history of ACEs.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Violence; Findings From a Community Sample of Hispanic Young Adults

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211035881 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110358

Author(s):

Myriam Forster ◽

Christopher J. Rogers ◽

Bethany Rainisch ◽

Timothy Grigsby ◽

Carmen De La Torre ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Young Adults ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

History Of

In the United States, a substantial proportion of the adult population (36% of women and 34% of men) from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) over the life course. Family risk factors have been linked to adolescent and young adult IPV involvement, yet few studies have examined the effect of multiple, co-occurring adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the stability and change of IPV behaviors over young adulthood—the period of highest risk for IPV. We investigated the relationship between the degree of ACE exposure and IPV victimization and perpetration at age 22 and two years later at age 24 among a sample of Hispanic young adults ( N= 1,273) in Southern California. Negative binomial regression models compared the incident rate ratio (IRR) of past-year verbal and physical IPV victimization and perpetration of respondents with 1–3 ACE and with ≥4 ACE to their peers who reported no history of ACE cross-sectionally (age 22) and longitudinally (age 24). At age 22, participants with 1–3 and ≥4 ACE were overrepresented in all IPV behaviors and had higher IRRs of verbal and physical victimization and perpetration compared to their peers with no ACE. By age 24, respondents with a history of ≥4 ACE were at significantly greater risk for escalating IPV behaviors over this time period than their peers with 1–3 ACE and no ACE. These findings highlight the importance of investing in coordinated efforts to develop strategies that help young people cope with the downstream effects of early life adversity. Research should continue to identify what individual, community, and cultural assets that promote resilience and are promising foci of IPV prevention approaches among vulnerable populations.

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The Health and Readiness of Service Members: ACEs to PACEs

Military Medicine ◽

10.1093/milmed/usz197 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 185 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 348-354 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Angela Lamson ◽

Natalie Richardson ◽

Erin Cobb

Keyword(s):

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Military Service ◽

Active Duty ◽

Early Career ◽

Service Members ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Active Duty Personnel ◽

The Military

ABSTRACT Introduction Over the past three decades, a growing research base has emerged around the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the biological, psychological, social, and relational health and development of children and adults. More recently, the role of ACEs has been researched with military service members. The purpose of this article was to provide a brief description of ACEs and an overview of the key tenets of the theory of toxic stress as well as a snapshot of ACEs and protective and compensatory experiences (PACEs) research with active duty personnel. Methods Ninety-seven active duty personnel completed the study including questions pertaining to demographics, adverse childhood experiences, adult adverse experiences, and PACEs survey. Results Significant findings pertaining to ACEs and PACEs were found by service member’s sex and rank, with higher ACE scores for men and enlisted service members. Conclusions The contrast by rank and sex in relation to ACEs punctuates the need for attention to ACEs and protective factors among early career service members in order to promote sustainable careers in the military.

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Including Adverse Childhood Experiences Content in the HBSE Course for BSW Students

Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work ◽

10.18084/1084-7219.24.1.153 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 153-166

Author(s):

Lisa S. Panisch ◽

Karen A. Randolph ◽

Shamra Boel-Studt

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Childhood Adversity ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Standard Requirement ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

History Of ◽

Generalist Practice ◽

Work Education

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) negatively affect biopsychosocial development and functioning across the lifespan. Social workers in generalist practice are likely to serve individuals with a history of childhood adversity. Currently, there is no standard requirement for the topic of ACEs to be addressed in baccalaureate social work education. Our teaching note addresses this gap in the curriculum by establishing a need for baccalaureate social work students to receive trauma-specific education early in their academic careers. Human Behavior in the Social Environment is proposed as a course in which this content can be easily incorporated. Recommendations for future directions are provided.

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