title: Adolescent parents and their children: a multifaceted approach to prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACE).
abstract: Childhood experiences can have long-term effects. Research shows that children who undergo adverse childhood experiences (ACE) often have negative health and mental health outcomes later in life. Children of adolescent parents with high ACE Scores are at greater risk of ACE. As such, an intergenerational approach to preventing ACE is proposed in this article, addressing the needs of both the adolescent parent and their children. A review of the literature indicates that a public health perspective can guide the development of a prevention model aimed at reducing the effects of ACE. The current article proposes a universal, multifaceted, and interdisciplinary prevention science model that has two targets: adolescent parents and their children. Schools and early childhood programs can be mobilized to offer community prevention strategies across realms to include the individual, community, provider, coalitions/networks, organizational practices, and policy/legislation.
authors.affiliation: National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA. mayer@cua.edu
authors.forename: Lynn Milgram
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thursby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult