title: The health and social consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) across the lifespan: an introduction to prevention and intervention in the community.
abstract: This introduction to the themed issue overviews of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and discusses prevention and intervention with ACE and their consequences in communities. A commentary by Dr. Robert Anda, an ACE Study Co-Principal Investigator, is incorporated within this introduction. Implications of articles within the issue are addressed, and next steps are explored.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, the State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, USA. hlarkin@albany.edu
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Anda
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011634:Public Health; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012940:Social Problems