Presentation by Dr. Heather Larkin at the Fall 2009 meeting of the NYS Parenting Education Partnership.

1. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Research: Implications Heather Larkin, MSW, PhD Assistant Professor, University at Albany

6. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Current Smoking %

7. Childhood Experiences and Adult Alcoholism 0 1 2 3 4+

8. Childhood Experiences Underlie Chronic Depression

9. Childhood Experiences Underlie Suicide 1 2 0 3 4+

10. ACE Score Ever Hallucinated* (%) Abused Alcohol or Drugs *Adjusted for age, sex, race, and education. ACE Score and Hallucinations

11. ACE Score and Intravenous Drug Use N = 8,022 p<0.001

12. ACE Score and Serious Job Problems

13. Birth