Pediatric Practitioners’ Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences: Current Practices and Future Directions

This pilot study surveyed pediatric medical practitioners on their screening of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The study focused on perspectives related to engagement in screening and barriers to screening. Practitioners were pediatric and family physicians and physician assistants (N = 48). Results suggest that although practitioners believed it was their role to screen, less than half did so. They were more likely to screen if they were...