A Critique of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Framework in Epidemiology and Public Health: Uses and Misuses
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2019
- handle: 10670/1.94tsl9
- hal: hal-02088653
- doi: 10.1017/S1474746419000101
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health inequalities epidemiology public health policy. Adverse childhood experiences -bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologieSujets proches
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Michelle Kelly-Irving et al., « A Critique of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Framework in Epidemiology and Public Health: Uses and Misuses », HAL-SHS : sociologie, ID : 10.1017/S1474746419000101
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have emerged as a major research theme. They make reference to an array of potentially harmful exposures occurring from birth to eighteen years of age and may be involved in the construction of health inequalities over the lifecourse. As with many simplified concepts, ACEs present limitations. They include diverse types of exposures, are often considered cumulatively, can be identified using prospective and retrospective approaches, and their multidimensional nature may lead to greater measurement error. From a public health perspective, ACEs are useful for describing the need to act upon complex social environments to prevent health inequalities at a population level. As the ACEs concept becomes popular in the context of policy interventions, concerns have emerged. As a probabilistic and population-level tool, it is not adapted to diagnose individual-level vulnerabilities, an approach which could ultimately exacerbate inequalities. Here, we present a critique of the ACEs framework, discussing its strengths and limits.