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Implications of adverse childhood experiences screening on behavioral health services: A scoping review and systems modeling analysis.
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- Childhood Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease; Current Knowledge and Future Directions.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Testing a multi-faceted strategy to support the implementation of ACEs screenings in primary care: results of a stepped-wedge pilot trial.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Adverse childhood experiences screening in pediatric primary care and changes in the rate of visits to social work and behavioral health.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- The California adverse childhood experiences screening roll-out: a survey study of ACEs screening implementation in primary care.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Critical Appraisal.Pediatrics · 2024Review
- Non-response to ACE items is associated with demographic variables and health indicators in the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Leveraging the interpersonal context of child development to promote family resilience: A universal prevention approach from preconception through early childhood.Mental health & prevention · 2024Article
- Assessment of Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences and Receipt of Behavioral Health Services Among Children and Adolescents.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Using Implementation Mapping to develop protocols supporting the implementation of a state policy on screening children for Adverse Childhood Experiences in a system of health centers in inland Southern California.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Using a participatory method to test a strategy supporting the implementation of a state policy on screening children for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a Federally Qualified Health Center system: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial.Implementation science communications · 2021Article
- Maternal-Child Health Outcomes from Pre- to Post-Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Care Initiative in the Prenatal Care Setting: A Retrospective Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Rapid-cycle systems modeling to support evidence-informed decision-making during system-wide implementation.Implementation science communications · 2021Article
- Future Directions in Lay Health Worker Involvement in Children's Mental Health Services in the U.S.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Article
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Abstract
Widespread implementation of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) screening is occurring in the United States in response to policies and practice recommendations. However, limited research has established how these screening efforts impact the health care system and ultimately health outcomes. This article examines the current knowledge base on screening in medical settings. A scoping review of articles reporting on ACEs screening and prevalence in the United States was conducted. Of the 1,643 unique studies across two decades, 12 articles meeting criteria included nine on routine screening in medical settings and three on population-based surveys. A Monte Carlo simulation model was designed to synthesize evidence, identify key areas of uncertainty, and explore service system implications. Results indicated significant heterogeneity in the proportion of respondents who reported ACEs, with 6% to 64% of patients reporting 1+ ACEs and .01% to 40.7% reporting 4+ ACEs. Gaps in the literature were identified regarding cut-scores for referrals and referral completion rates. Three scenarios, modeled based on these data and past research on behavioral health screenings in pediatric primary care, demonstrated how ACEs screening may differentially impact behavioral health care systems. Priorities for future research were highlighted to refine estimates of the likely impact of ACEs screening on health care delivery. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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