I screen, you screen, we all scream for risk screens

Ever since the 1998 publication of the groundbreaking Adverse Childhood Events study by Felitti et  al (Am J Prev Med 1998;14:245-58), researchers and clinicians have been working to expand the science and develop tools that screen for factors associated with the development of toxic stress. The science is well established that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can lead to disrupted neurodeve lopment. If not buffered or mitigated, impairment in the social, emotional, and cognitive domains follow leading to high risk behaviors and their sequelae.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: The Editors' Perspectives Source Type: research