public health

Question 1

what are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

Answer 1

traumatic experiences that children experience that can then go on to effect their mental health and their future prospects in life

Question 2

what are some examples of ACEs?

Answer 2

ABUSE
-physical
-sexual
-emotional
NEGLECT
-physical
-emotional
ADVERSITY
-domestic abuse
-substance abuse
-household mental illness
-parental separation/divorce
-incarcerated household member

Question 3

what % of children in scotland live in poverty?

Answer 3

24%

Question 4

who is more likely to have impacted childhood development- most deprived or least deprived?

Answer 4

most deprived

Question 5

what are the consequences of having 4 or more ACE’s?

Answer 5

4X times more likely to be a high risk drinker
6X more likely to smoke tobacco or e-cigs
11X more likely to have smoked cannabis
15X more likely to have committed violence in last 12 months
16X more likely to have used crack cocaine or heroin
20X more likely to have been incarcerated in their life.

Question 6

what are the health consequences of having 4 or more ACE’s

Answer 6

2.1 x more likely to have visited their GP in the last 12 months
2.2X more likely to have visited A&E in the last 12 months
2.3X more likely to have more than ten teeth removed
2.5X more likely to have stayed a night in hospital
6.6X more likely to have been diagnosed with an STD