沃伊诺维奇学校 examines economic impact of adverse childhood experiences for the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
2021年4月2日
Preventing even a small percentage of abuse, 忽视, violence 和 other traumatic experiences could not only reduce human suffering, but also save the state of Ohio more than $1 billion annually, according to a new brief from newbb电子平台’s 沃伊诺维奇学校 of Leadership 和 Public Affairs under contract with the Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO).
The brief explores the economic impact of adverse childhood experiences in Ohio, building on information from the first brief released in fall 2020. Adverse childhood experiences, 或ace, are defined as any potentially traumatic event that occurs through age 17 but are typically measured as exposure to particular events. These events include experiencing or witnessing violence, abuse or 忽视; living with someone with mental illness or who misuses drugs or alcohol; or enduring instability from parents’ separation, 离婚, 监禁或死刑.
维诺维奇学派的经济学家 Dr. 克夫 和 Dr. 学历Ruhil, professor, conducted the research under contract for HPIO. Khalaf was an economist at the school until fall 2020; she currently is associate director of the Center for Business 和 Economic Analysis at the University of Wyoming.
They found that preventing ACEs would result in substantial savings for the state of Ohio. Avoiding even 10% of the costs attributed to ACEs could save the state more than $1 billion every year 和 prevent $10 billion in health care costs 和 $319 million in lost wages.
“Preventing ACEs is not only the moral thing to do, but it also has direct impacts on health care spending, 生产力与经济,哈拉夫说.
The prevalence of ACEs also has a negative impact on a child’s future socioeconomic status.
“If a child has an exposure to an adverse experience, the consequences are not only immediate but also impact the child’s socioeconomic growth throughout their lifetime,鲁希尔说.
Savings estimates are based on data from the U.S. Department of Health 和 Human Services’ 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a large-scale survey of consumers, providers 和 insurers nationwide; 和 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control 和 Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which surveys Americans about risk behaviors, chronic health issues 和 use of preventive services.
The brief released in fall 2020 found that children exposed to ACEs are more likely to have disrupted neurodevelopment, adopt high-risk behaviors such as smoking or heavy drinking 和 be plagued by social problems, 疾病, 残疾和早逝. In 2015, nearly two-thirds of Ohioans – about two out of every three adults – said they had been exposed to one or more ACEs, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
Khalaf 和 Ruhil hope the briefs will help convince state 和 local governments to dedicate resources toward minimizing ACEs.
“These adverse experiences impact parenting behaviors which in turn exposes subsequent generations of children to ACEs,哈拉夫说. “Implementing adequate interventions can prevent the occurrence of ACEs both today 和 in the future.”