The aim of this study is to determine if adverse childhood experience (ACE) is a predictor for non-parental care status based on the Head Start Impact Study data. ACEs consisted of parental alcohol/drug use, depression, neglectful parenting practices, family violence and single parenthood. Children's non-parental care status was based on whether children lived in a placement away from their biological parents. This study examined (i) if each of the ACEs have any association with the status of non-parental care and (ii) if the cumulative number of ACEs have any impact on these associations. Each of the ACEs was associated with the likelihood of children living apart from their biological parents except parental alcohol/drug abuse. As children's ACE scores increased, so did the likelihood of them being in non-parental care. Children whose mothers had less than a high school education, those speaking English at home and children living in rural areas were more likely to be in non-parental care, whereas recently immigrated families were less likely to be in non-parental care. ACEs screening and family-focused trauma-informed care should be implemented within early childcare and education programs, such as Head Start, to ensure wellbeing among young at-risk children with ACEs.

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符合先发条件的低收入儿童的不良童年经历与非父母照顾安置之间的关联

本研究的目的是根据先发影响研究数据确定不良童年经历 (ACE) 是否是非父母照顾状态的预测因子。ACE 包括父母酗酒/吸毒、抑郁、疏忽养育行为、家庭暴力和单亲身份。儿童的非父母照顾状况取决于儿童是否居住在远离亲生父母的地方。本研究检查了 (i) 每个 ACE 是否与非父母照顾状况有任何关联，以及 (ii) ACE 的累积数量是否对这些关联有任何影响。除父母酗酒/吸毒外，每项 ACE 都与儿童与亲生父母分开居住的可能性相关。随着儿童 ACE 分数的增加，他们接受非父母照顾的可能性也随之增加。母亲文化程度低于高中、在家说英语的孩子以及生活在农村地区的孩子更有可能接受非父母照顾，而新移民家庭则不太可能接受非父母照顾。应在早期儿童保育和教育计划（例如 Head Start）中实施 ACE 筛查和以家庭为中心的创伤知情护理，以确保患有 ACE 的高危儿童的福祉。