Differences in the prevalence of childhood adversity by geography in the 2017-18 National Survey of Children's Health.

CONCLUSIONS: This analysis demonstrates a higher ACE burden in rural compared to suburban children. These findings underscore the importance of ACE screening and suggest investment of healthcare resources in the historically underserved rural population. PMID: 33218713 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: Child Abuse Negl Source Type: research