There is limited research on the short-term effects of ACEs on Black children and youth. Black children and youth are disproportionately exposed to abuse, neglect, and other victimizations (Drake et al. 2009 ; Wade et al. Journal of Family Issues, 17 (3), 283–316, 2014 ). Investigating ACEs will provide a broader understanding of childhood trauma on developmental processes. The current study investigates how ACES impacts psychological distress, substance use, and delinquency among Black children and youth. Hypotheses were tested using a subsample of longitudinal data from 265 participants who were recruited from six school districts in Southeast Michigan. ACEs at T1 significantly predicted depressive symptoms at T2 (β = .19, p < .05), which in turn predicted substance use (β = .20, p < .05), and delinquency (β = .19, p < .05). Psychological distress also mediated the associations between ACEs and substance use, and delinquency. To engage youth in prevention/interventions and practice, it is important to understand the contexts in which they develop i.e. having knowledge on the specific type of victimization instances that Black youth may experience more than their peers as well as the social factors. Therefore, taking a trauma-informed approach that will acknowledge the adverse childhood experiences that youth went through and to understand how these experiences shape their development through adolescence may be efficacious.

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不良童年经历对黑人儿童和青少年内化和外化行为的影响

关于 ACE 对黑人儿童和青少年的短期影响的研究有限。黑人儿童和青少年不成比例地遭受虐待、忽视和其他伤害（Drake et al. 2009 ; Wade et al. Journal of Family Issues, 17 (3), 283–316, 2014）。调查 ACE 将更广泛地了解童年创伤对发育过程的影响。目前的研究调查了 ACES 如何影响黑人儿童和青少年的心理困扰、药物使用和犯罪。假设使用来自密歇根州东南部六个学区的 265 名参与者的纵向数据子样本进行测试。T1 时的 ACE 显着预测 T2 时的抑郁症状 (β = .19, p < .05)，进而预测物质使用 (β = .20, p < .05) 和犯罪行为 (β = .19, p < .05)。 05)。心理压力也介导了 ACE 与物质使用和犯罪之间的关联。为了让青年参与预防/干预和实践，重要的是要了解他们发展的背景，即了解黑人青年可能比同龄人经历更多的特定类型的受害实例以及社会因素。因此，采用创伤知情的方法，承认青少年所经历的不利童年经历，并了解这些经历如何影响他们在青春期的发展，可能是有效的。了解黑人青年可能比同龄人经历更多的特定类型的受害实例以及社会因素。因此，采用创伤知情的方法，承认青少年所经历的不利童年经历，并了解这些经历如何影响他们在青春期的发展，可能是有效的。了解黑人青年可能比同龄人经历更多的特定类型的受害实例以及社会因素。因此，采用创伤知情的方法，承认青少年所经历的不利童年经历，并了解这些经历如何影响他们在青春期的发展，可能是有效的。