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 methodsIntegrates historical context with contemporary research to illuminate long-term and intergenerational effectsDiscusses how ev
