“…These ACEs also contribute to children's poor peer relationships, low academic achievement, risky health behaviours, substance misuse and mental health problems (Guss et al, 2020;Kalmakis & Chandler, 2015;Lange et al, 2019;Murphy et al, 2014;Thornberry et al, 2012). Furthermore, the risk of polyvictimisationwhich consists of experiencing at least two types of interpersonal abuse victimisation (e.g., caregiver victimisation, parental neglect)in this population appears to be high (Jackson-Hollis et al, 2015;Tura et al, 2022). Such cumulative exposures to traumatic events can be particularly harmful, with a higher number of negative events in childhood related to poorer physical and mental health well-being in adulthood (Merrick et al, 2017).…”