Speaker(s):
Anthony Bass, MEd, MA, MSW, RADC, MARS, CCATP, AMTP, CCTP, CDBT, EMDR, LPC
Presentation:
This workshop will examine the impact of adverse childhood experiences and depression on Black males. Black males who are exposed to adverse childhood experiences before age eighteen may be at an increased risk for depressive disorders as adults. There is minimum research on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on the health and well-being of Black males. Adverse childhood experiences have shown to have a severe negative impact on children as well as poor outcomes in their adult lives (Salinas-Miranda et al., 2015). The victims are at increased risk of being homeless, misusing drugs, suicidal, post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety at a higher rate than the regular population (Al-Shawi & Lafta, 2015).
The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (2016) data analysis indicated that more than half of all adults in the United States have suffered from adverse childhood experiences. The exposures to adverse childhood experiences have been connected to health problems in adults. Adverse events experienced in childhood may impact the individual for a lifetime. Felitti et al., (1998) identified the ten indicators of adverse childhood experiences as; physical and emotional abuse; physical and emotional neglect; sexual assault; parent treated violently; substance misuse in the home; mental illness in the home; parental separation or divorce; and an incarcerated household member. The Philadelphia Urban ACE Study included additional experiences such as neighborhood violence and racial discrimination. Adverse childhood experiences have been linked to depression in adults (Crouch, Strompolis, Bennett, Morse, and Radcliff, 2017).
Objectives:
- Identify the ten indicators of adverse childhood experiences.
- Raise level of awareness regarding the impact of adverse childhood experiences and depression on Black males.
- Learn psychological, emotional and behavioral symptoms that may present in Black males who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
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