Brandon-Friedman, Richard A.Fortenberry, J. Dennis2020-10-302020-10-302019Brandon-Friedman, R. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2019). The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Sexual Well-being among Youth Formerly in the Foster Care System. Child Welfare, 97(6), 165–186.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/24214This study evaluates the impact of broad and singular measures of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and severity of sexual abuse on sexual well-being among youth formerly in the foster care system (YFFC). Divorce, alcohol/drug use within the home, the presence of mental illness or a family member suicide attempt, and sexual abuse severity increased odds of negative sexual outcomes and predicted lower sexual well-being. ACE levels negatively impacted outcomes but positively impacted sexual well-being. Research must move beyond summative ACE measures to examine the impact of types of ACEs and sexual abuse severity on sexual well-being and sexual health outcomes for YFFC.enPublisher Policyadverse childhood experiencessexual abusefoster care systemArticle