Childhood Adversities and Mental Health 

Childhood adversities (such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, parental death, divorce, mental illness, substance misuse, criminality, violence…) have been linked to subsequent mental health disorders. 

IDRAAC is studying adult first onset of mood and anxiety disorders and their relation to exposure before the age of 18 years to war and non-war events in addition to childhood adversities.

IDRAAC also studied the effect of childhood adversities and childhood traumatic events on the long-term mental health of the Lebanese population as well as the role of childhood adversities, positive home experiences and sensitivity in the Mental Health outcomes of Lebanese Public School students.

If you would like to know more about IDRAAC’s community interventions, click on the following link.