Publications
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Frontiers in Public Health: Connecting with Nature to Mitigate Toxic Stress: An Exploratory Study of Pediatric Provider Perceptions (Candace Gragnani, MD, MPH) – September 2026
- Pediatric Cardiology: The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Congenital Heart Disease Population in Los Angeles County (Karina Mehta, MD, MPH) – June 2026
- Cureus: Framing Childhood Anemia as an Adverse Childhood Experiences-Associated Health Condition: An Opportunity to Support Healthy Growth and Development (Beckett Hutchens) – September 2025
- Academic Pediatrics: The Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health-Related School Absenteeism: Results From a National Survey of Youth (Rebecca Tsevat, MD, MS) – June 2025
- Preventive Medicine Reports: Clinician actions in response to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) screening (J. Scott Ashwood, PhD) – November 2024
- Journal of Pediatric Healthcare: Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Implementation of ACE Screening in Pediatric Care Settings: A Qualitative Evaluation (Ingrid Estrada-Darley, PhD) – December 2023
- Annals of Family Medicine: Clinician and Staff Perspectives on Implementing Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Screening in Los Angeles County Pediatric Clinics (Gabriela Alvarado, MD) – September 2023
MEDIA PUBLICATIONS
- UCLA Health: Just one adverse childhood event can nearly double health-related school absences – June 2025
- NAMI: Hope Starts With Us: Racism as an Adverse Childhood Experience – February 2024
- UCLA Health: Trauma-informed care helps children reach their full potential – June 2023
- PACEs Connection: ACEs screening pilot in L.A. County pivots, troubleshoots barriers to remote visits – September 2020
- PACEs Connection: California healthcare providers adapt ACEs screening from in-person to virtual environment – May 2020
Abstracts and Conference Posters
PAS 2026 (April 2025)
- Clinician Perspectives on Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in School-Based Health Centers: A Qualitative Study (Rebecca Tsevat, MD, MS)
- Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in School-Based Health Centers: An Analysis of Electronic Medical Record Data (Rebecca Tsevat, MD, MS)
- Adolescent and Parent/Caregiver Attitudes toward Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in School-Based Health Centers (Rebecca Tsevat, MD, MS)
PAS 2025 (April 2025)
- Examining the association between ACE score and social work service referrals among pediatric patients (Amy Shekarchi, MD)
- Investigating the relationship between ACE screening and referrals among pediatric patients in primary care (India Gill, PhD, MPH)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening and Pediatric Developmental Screening in Primary Care Patients in Los Angeles (Morgan Ye, MPH)
- Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in the Congenital Heart Disease Population in Los Angeles County (Karina Mehta, MD, MPH)
- Mitigation of Adverse Childhood Events with Virtual Mindfulness Meditation (Laura Figueroa- Phillips, MD, MSCE)
- Trauma-informed Care On The Pediatric Ward: A Novel Application Of Aces/Trauma Screening And Intervention In The Inpatient Medical Setting (Maggie Kozman, MD)
PAS 2024 (May 2024)
- Comparison of ACEs Reporting Between Clinic and Telephone-based Screening (Hayden Ngan, MD)
- Pediatric Approach to Trauma, Treatment, and Resilience (PATTeR): Trauma-Informed Care Training for Pediatric Trainees (Christine Thang, MD)
- Are Positive Childhood Experiences Protective Against Housing Insecurity in Adulthood? (Margaret Nkansah, MD, MS)
- The association between adverse childhood experiences and health-related school absenteeism among California adolescents (Rebecca Tsevat, MD, MS)
- Testing a Scala ble Model for ACEs-Related Care Navigation via 211 Telephone Based Services (Caryssa Lim, MPH)
Other Posters
- Bridging the Gap from Screening to Services: Evaluating the Impact of ACE Referral Documentation to Improve SPA-1 Service Utilization (Brynne Burrows, MPH) – June 2025
Impact and Evaluation
- RAND: California’s ACEs Aware Initiative Has Made Substantial Early Progress, but Sustained Investment Is Needed – April 2025
- Pritzker: ACE Screening as a Tool for Improving Health Access and Outcomes for Children and Youth in California: Enhanced Care Management – April 2025
- Pritzker: ACE Screening as a Tool for Improving Health Access and Outcomes for Children and Youth in California: Addressing Youth Depression and Anxiety – April 2025
- Pritzker: ACE Screening as a Tool for Improving Health Access and Outcomes for Children and Youth in California: Social Work Referrals – April 2025
- Pritzker: ACE Screening as a Tool for Improving Health Access and Outcomes for Children and Youth in California: Pediatric Development Screening – April 2025
- ACEs Aware: The ACEs-LA Network of Care Case Study – May 2024
- Center for Care Innovations: Reframing ACEs Screening and Response: CALQIC Completes Its Journey Toward a Relationship-Based Approach to Healing Trauma and Stress – November 2021