BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Module

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The BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) module was adapted from the original CDC-Kaiser ACE Study and is used to collect information on child abuse and neglect, and household challenges. Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. The ACE score, a total sum of the different categories of ACEs reported by participants, is used to assess cumulative childhood stress. Study findings repeatedly reveal a graded dose-response relationship between ACEs and negative health and well-being outcomes across the life course. This resource was identified by the NIH Disaster Research Response Program (DR2) for researchers looking for pre- and post-disaster data collection instruments.

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Focus Areas: Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Recovery; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child Abuse; Mental Health; Domestic Violence; Substance-Related Disorders; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events; Surveys and Questionnaires; Adverse Childhood Experiences

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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