The Intergenerational Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-394-28240-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 434 g

Reihe: *Wiley-Blackwell

Presents a Global, Evidence-Informed Examination of How Childhood Adversity Shapes Lives Across Generations

Understanding why adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) continue to shape health and wellbeing across generations requires a comprehensive, culturally informed exploration—one that brings together historical context, lived experience, and interventions grounded in evidence. The Intergenerational Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences examines ACEs through an international lens, demonstrating both their universality and the diverse ways they manifest across societies. Edited by psychologist Richard Pates and psychophysiologist Diane Riley, this groundbreaking volume situates ACEs within centuries of reflection on childhood adversity while highlighting the recent methodological advances that allow researchers and practitioners to assess their long-term psychological and physiological consequences with greater precision.

The book first traces the nature and scope of the problem, drawing on data, theory, and clinical insight to clarify how patterns of adversity repeat across generations and why they continue to challenge systems of care worldwide. Subsequent sections explore detailed accounts of lived experience from multiple countries and through discussions of intervention strategies ranging from established therapeutic approaches to emerging, experimental modalities. International contributors explore settings as varied as family homes, schools, and communities affected by conflict or displacement, as well as institutions that have caused profound harm.

The first comprehensive volume to examine ACEs through an explicitly international, cross-cultural framework, The Intergenerational Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences: - Presents a wide spectrum of intervention approaches, from established therapies to innovative experimental methods
- Integrates historical context with contemporary research to illuminate long-term and intergenerational effects
- Discusses how evidence-based practices can be more effectively implemented by front-line professionals
- Features diverse narratives offering insight beyond clinical and academic perspectives
- Offers crucial insights into resilience, recovery, and the role of supportive relationships
- Includes dedicated chapters addressing adversity in underrepresented settings and communities

Illuminating not only the breadth of adversity but also the conditions that exacerbate or mitigate its impact, The Intergenerational Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Ripples on a Pond is invaluable for professionals and students working in psychology, social work, child development, education, public health, and related fields. Suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses on childhood adversity, developmental psychopathology, trauma studies, and social determinants of health, it is also an essential reference for practitioners and policymakers engaged in addressing the consequences of ACEs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pates, Richard

Riley, Diane

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

Contributors’ Biographies viii

Part 1 Introduction to ACEs 1

1 Childhood Adversity – Intergenerational Effects 3
Diane Riley and Richard Pates

2 Inheriting Trauma: Domestic Abuse Through the Lens of ACEs 44
Amy Johnson

Part 2 Experiences of ACEs 53

3 Yes, It Happened to Me!: The Lived Experience of ACEs, a Number of Stories 55
Richard Pates and Diane Riley

4 Letter to Breslau 74
Maya Lasker- Wallfisch

5 The Forgotten Generation, the War Children in Germany 82
Sabine Bode

6 Writing as Therapy for My Deep Personal Trauma 88
Alison Knight

7 The Aberfan Disaster 97
Gaynor Madgwick

8 Adverse Childhood Experiences and International Adoptions: Experiences from the Voices of Adopted Individuals 110
Diana S. Lesme Romero

9 Greek Adolescents 123
Anna Tsiboukli

10 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health: Micro and Macro Social Factors in Mexico 133
Liliana Templos- Núñez

11 Childhood Trauma and Adversity as Risk Factors for Violence 144
Jiaying Chen, Saima Ali, and Gwen Adshead

12 Indigenous People in Canada: The Role of Education Both in Creating Problems and in Alleviating Them 158
Diane Riley and Mike DeGagné

Part 3 Interventions 171

13 Interventions and Treatment for the Effects of ACEs 173
Diane Riley and Richard Pates

14 Trauma and ACE- Informed Approaches: Why it’s Everyone’s Business 201
Andrew Bennett

15 Systematic Capacity Building in Child and Adolescent Clinical Care in the Czech Republic: A Case Study 213
Michal Miovský

16 A Family Affair! Fixing Adults to Break the Intergenerational Transmission of Suffering 227
Eric Breton, Elodie David, and Line Caron

17 Art Therapy: Safe (Enough) Spaces to Express Creatively What Words Can’t Say 237
Deirdre McConnell

18 Solutions: Touch Therapy and Other Therapies 250
Adam Nicholls

19 Lived-Experience Leadership in Two Trauma Services: CHIME to Thrive and Staywell Derby CIC 259
Lauren Jones

Part 4 Discussion 273

20 Discussion 275
Richard Pates and Diane Riley

Index 301

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Pates is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of Worcester and Charles University, Prague. He has extensive experience working with adult survivors of childhood adversity and with children currently affected by ACEs. His research and clinical work focus on trauma, mental health, and evidence-based interventions designed to address the long-term consequences of early adverse experiences.

Diane Riley is a Psychophysiologist and Consultant who has worked with international organizations including the United Nations and serves as a Visiting Professor at several universities. A founding member of the International Harm Reduction Association, she has contributed widely to research and policy on substance use, public health, and social justice, with particular emphasis on the intersections of trauma, policy, and community wellbeing.