A new study examining the link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and serious youth violence found that while youth justice workers feel they have received general training on ACEs and trauma-informed practice, many believe they are lacking “specific training on how to implement such practice in a therapeutic way”.
The study, by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), and commissioned by Manchester City Council, shows that most young people involved with the youth justice system are identified as having experienced a high number of ACEs.
Experiences classed as ACEs include sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, both emotional and physical neglect, divorce, substance misuse and poor mental health among family members.
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