Highly significant correlation between rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in youth survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) and their biological mothers

The results of this study demonstrate a surprisingly strong, and highly statistically significant, correlation in the rates of high ACE scores between child CSA survivors and their biological mothers. These results strongly support the need for trauma-informed approaches when working with CSA survivors, and in particular all treatment approaches should also consider parental trauma histories. The findings of this study suggest that a family-centered, trauma-informed care approach should be considered, instead of only programming which is focused on the impacted child.