Entries tagged with “Adverse Childhood Experiences”

Mar 31, 2025

Articles of Interest: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Their Effects on Mental Health, and the Connection to Legal System Involvement

This month marks the 20^th anniver­sary of the land­mark U.S. Supreme Court deci­sion in *Roper v. Simmons*. In a series of posts antic­i­pat­ing the April 2025 release of DPI’s report com­mem­o­rat­ing the 20^th Anniversary of the *Roper* deci­sion and its impli­ca­tions for emerg­ing adults , we are explor­ing sci­en­tif­ic and legal devel­op­ments relat­ed to juve­niles and emerg­ing adults in the death penal­ty sys­tem. Adverse child­hood expe­ri­ences (ACEs) refer to potentially…