Parent-Child Nativity, Race, Ethnicity, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Among US Children

We examined the relationship between parent-child nativity, race/ethnicity, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among US children. Wefound that a high proportion of Black/Hispanic children experienced ACEs, with variation by generation for Hispanic but not Black children, and a lower but increasing proportion of White children experienced ACEs by generation. (J Pediatr 2022;251:190-5)

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The study examined the relationship between parent-child nativity, race/ethnicity, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among US children. It found that a high proportion of Black/Hispanic children experienced ACEs, with variation by generation for Hispanic but not Black children, and a lower but increasing proportion of White children experienced ACEs by generation. (J Pediatr 2022;251:190-5)