COMMENT| VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, E100-E101, FEBRUARY 01, 2022

Childhood adversity and the link between social inequality and early mortality

https://www.thelancet.com/jour...raven_jbs_etoc_email

Nicole Racine, Tracie O Afifi, Sheri Madigan

Exposure to childhood adversity is a global public health concern. Meta-analyses have shown that exposure to adverse childhood experiences are directly  and intergenerationally associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes and result in considerable economic costs to society. However, the potential role of adverse childhood exposures in associations between social inequalities and poor long-term health outcomes is largely uncharted.

[This comment does not identify “Traumatic Adversity” or “Protective Factors” that are currently used by many of individuals studying PACES. It does, however, recognize the need for more research ] DH