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Adverse childhood experiences in firstborns associated with poor mental health of siblings

7 February 2025

Children are 71% more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of five and 18, if the firstborn child in their family experienced adversity during their first 1,000 days, finds a new study led by Dr Shabeer Syed (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health)

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