Adverse
Childhood Experiences
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
is a term used to describe neglect, abuse, violence and/or
distressed family environments that children under the age
of 18 years may experience. The cumulative effect of ACEs
can be traumatic, especially if experienced repeatedly
beginning at a young age. There is a strong association
between the amount of ACEs an individual experienced during
childhood and the increased risk for negative health
behaviors (smoking, drug and alcohol abuse and risky sexual
behaviors), chronic mental health concerns (depression and
suicidal thoughts) and chronic diseases (heart disease,
stroke, diabetes and cancer) later in life. The following
table details the percentage of students who responded YES
to the ACE questions. Click
here for more informatoin
about ACEs.
Oregon Student Wellness
Survey - 4.3 Adverse Childhood
Experiences - 2014-2023
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As of
110616
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Grade
6
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Grade
8
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Grade
11
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BHSD Students*
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2016
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2016
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2014
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2016
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2016
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Questions
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CC
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OR
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CC
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OR
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CC
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BK
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OR
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CC
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OR
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6th
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8th
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11th
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Total
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%
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Were your parents ever separated
or divorced after you were born?
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47.7
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35.2
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49.6
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40.4
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43.8
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42.5
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43.8
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65.4
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42.8
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61
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54
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48
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163
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46.6
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Have you ever lived with someone
who is/was a problem drinker or
alcoholic?
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43.2
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22.2
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34.6
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31.4
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49.0
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50.0
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34.7
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51.5
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35.2
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55
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38
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58
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151
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43.1
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Have you ever lived with someone
who uses/used street drugs?
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27.9
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11.4
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30.4
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20.7
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35.8
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32.9
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23.7
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40.6
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23.6
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38
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33
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46
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117
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33.4
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Have you ever lived with a
household member who is/was depressed or mentally
ill?
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45.5
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20.4
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31.9
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30.7
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40.0
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41.8
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35.6
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44.1
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39.0
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58
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38
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50
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146
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41.7
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Have you ever felt that you did
not have enough to eat?
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17.8
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19.9
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28.1
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18.2
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16.7
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15.0
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15.7
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25.2
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15.8
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23
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31
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28
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82
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23.4
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Have you ever felt that you had
to wear dirty clothes?
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20.0
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9.9
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21.2
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11.2
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16.7
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11.2
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9.2
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20.4
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10.2
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26
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23
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23
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72
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20.6
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Have you ever felt that you had
no one to protect you?
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15.6
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14.7
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19.7
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16.4
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15.6
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16.2
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14.2
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19.4
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14.1
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20
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21
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22
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63
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18.0
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Source: Oregon Student Wellness
Survey 2014, 2016.
Red
- Increase vs Oregon average.
Dark
Red - near 100% increase
vs Oregon average. Green - No change.
Source: oregon.pridesurveys.com/dl.php?pdf=Curry_Co_2016.pdf&type=county
* The # of BHSD students in grades 6th (128), 8th
(109) and 11th (113) as of April, 2016 times the CC
(Curry County) percent for the question, estimates
the raw number of students in those classes
impacted by the ACE in question. The comparison of
Curry County numbers to BHSD numbers for 11th grade
in the 2014 survey reflects a very close match in
all but one question and that percentage also falls
above the Oregon average. Therefore, we suggest,
without access to the 2016 BHSD survey data, that
each percentage in the County data closely equates
to that in the District report. v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?ik=38598131
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