Percent of U.S. Children Experiencing Two or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Current Value
14.0%
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Data Description and Source
Description: Stable trend. The percent of children age 0 to 17 that experienced at least 2 adverse childhood has remained fairly stable between the 2017-2018 fiscal year (14.1%) and 2020-2021 fiscal year (14.0%).
Source: America's Health Rankings
Notes: Adverse Childhood Events include: parental divorce or separation; living with someone who had an alcohol or drug problem; neighborhood violence victim or witness; living with someone who was mentally ill, suicidal or severely depressed; domestic violence witness; parent served jail time; being treated or judged unfairly due to race/ethnicity; or death of a parent.