Adverse Childhood Experiences of Children Adopted from Care
Case-file data on 374 children adopted from care and repeated parent questionnaires found 42% had four or more pre-placement ACEs. More ACEs were associated with later internalising symptoms, while adoptive parental warmth moderated this relationship.
Limitations: Much outcome information came from adoptive parents rather than children. No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited. The Wales Adoption Cohort Study received funding from Health and Care Research Wales, a Welsh Government body. Funding does not by itself establish government commissioning or an adoption-service affiliation. Evidence-provider note: adoptive parents supplied some or all questionnaire/interview assessments of the adoptee’s outcomes. These proxy reports are not the adoptee’s own account; other evidence sources, where present, are described in the summary.
- Research type
- Prospective longitudinal cohort
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
Adoption context: Adoption from care
Programme: Wales Adoption Cohort Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited. The Wales Adoption Cohort Study received funding from Health and Care Research Wales, a Welsh Government body. Funding does not by itself establish government commissioning or an adoption-service affiliation.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption from care, adverse childhood experiences, longitudinal, mental health, UK research, Wales
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: Wales, UK
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- Declared conflicts
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- Adoptee involvement
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