Balio, CaseyGreene, Marion S.2018-06-222018-06-222018-03-01Balio, C. and Greene, MS. (2018). "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Their Impace on Substance Misuse & Overall Health". Published by The Center for Health Policy at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/16560Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) encompass a wide variety of distressing events, including emotional, physical, or sexual abuse; witnessing maternal domestic violence; or living with a household member who has a substance use disorder, is mentally ill or suicidal, or is currently or was ever incarcerated during the first 18 years of a child’s life. According to most recent estimates, nearly half of Indiana’s youth have experienced at least one ACE in their life. ACEs are linked to many risk behaviors, including substance use, which can adversely affect health outcomes.en-USAttribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United StatesChildhoodAdverseSubstanceMisuseHealthACEYouthIndianaSmokerSuicideArticle