The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experience and Clinical Outcomes for Admissions to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

ACE survey data collected between 2016 and 2020 was linked with demographic, clinical profile, clinical system variables (eg, repeated admissions), and outcome data for those admitted for treatment. Improved and deteriorated categories of clinical outcome were defined (dependent variable) and their association with demographic and clinical profile data (independent variables) was examined employing bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis.