Adverse childhood experiences in African Americans: Framework, practice, and policy.

摘要: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) disproportionately impact African Americans because of profound subjection to historical-systemic oppression in addition personal and intergenerational trauma exposure. This article utilizes a biopsychosocial-cultural framework understand the correlates ACE exposure attends cultural factors that contribute resilience. We review evidence base for culturally informed, preventive-interventions, as well strategies bolstering this work by capitalizing on strengths are salient American community. also highlight pertinent policy initiatives guided recent strategic outlines Centers Disease Control Prevention. These policies provide backdrop recommendations offered facilitate healthy biopsychosocial development individuals families. can expansion creation new aim strengthen individual coping face adversity, enhance family bonds resilience, promote community capacity reduce Americans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).