Fighting Health Problems at Their Source: Childhood Trauma [wvpublic.org]

Alicia Doktor 11/6/1712:00 PM

The opioid epidemic. Obesity. Low workforce participation. These adult problems have their roots in childhood trauma.

Dr. Michael Brumage wants West Virginians to understand what the research shows - that exposure to childhood trauma can lead to a variety of public health problems in adulthood.

Brumage is talking about ACES: Adverse Childhood Experiences. In a recent study, West Virginia children scored higher than the national average of 46 percent.

[For more on this story by SCOTT FINN, go to http://wvpublic.org/post/fight...hood-trauma#stream/0]

Photo: Dr. Michael Brumage is leading an effort to focus on the root cause of public health problems - childhood trauma. Brumage is Executive Director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.

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