RITE Research Institute of Trauma Economy

Publications

RITE's working papers and policy recommendations will be published here first. Methods and code are released with each paper, and data appendices wherever data agreements permit.

Page revised 09 Oct 2026

Series

Working papers

Research findings released for comment before journal submission, and posted to SSRN or medRxiv.

Planned

Policy briefs

Short recommendations for state agencies, payers and legislators. Each brief rests on a published working paper.

Planned

Trauma Index

A documented, reproducible measure of population trauma burden. A methodology paper comes first, followed by an annual series.

Planned

The cost of trauma

An annual estimate of what psychological trauma costs the United States, and who pays.

Planned

Standards

Every RITE publication will meet these standards.

Funding disclosed

Each paper names its funders and any conflicts of interest, including the founder's relationship to intuitiveSuite, Inc.

Methods and code

Protocols are registered where the design allows. Analysis code is published with the paper.

Selection stated

Each analysis reports who is in its data and who is missing from it.

No partner review

Data partners have no say over what is published or when.

Key evidence

The study that defined adverse childhood experiences, and the sources for the figures on this site.

  1. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 14(4): 245–258, 1998.
  2. Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among U.S. adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2020 Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, et al. MMWR 72(26): 707–715, 2023.
  3. Economic burden of health conditions associated with adverse childhood experiences among US adults Peterson C, Aslam MV, Niolon PH, et al. JAMA Network Open 6(12): e2346323, 2023.
  4. The rate of return to the HighScope Perry Preschool Program Heckman JJ, Moon SH, Pinto R, Savelyev PA, Yavitz A. Journal of Public Economics 94(1–2): 114–128, 2010.

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