ArticlePloS one2025
"Support for my dad would have benefited me because I was the one looking after him": A qualitative analysis of the support needs of young people exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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Abstract
backgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with negative health and wellbeing outcomes. Ensuring young people receive timely and appropriate support after experiencing ACEs could improve these outcomes.
objectiveThis study aimed to explore what works to support young people living with ACEs; what support do they receive, and what are the characteristics of valuable help? PARTICIPANTS AND
settingYoung people living in Wales aged 16-18 years (n = 559) completed an online survey about their ACEs and the help they did or did not receive with these experiences.
methodsFree text responses were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Public involvement workshops with young people were utilised to guide the analytic process.
resultsFew participants reported accessing enough support. Five themes were developed: "Help me by helping my family", "Talking to a trusted adult is helpful… until it's not", "Being informed: 'I was kept in the loop'", "Schools and colleges as sites of support" and "Loneliness and peer support".
conclusionsMore support is needed for young people with ACEs. Young people find it helpful when their whole family is supported in times of adversity, not blamed. People who provide support should be empathic and non-judgmental. Young people would rather be spoken to about ACEs and 'kept in the loop' than have them treated as a taboo or sensitive subject. Experiencing ACEs can be lonely in the absence of peer support. Schools and colleges are acceptable sites of support and may be well placed to provide opportunities for peer support.
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