Nearly half of all children in the United States experience an adverse event during childhood that could lead to long-term health or educational consequences, according to new research.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say the experiences — including parental divorce, a parent’s death, or living with someone who abuses alcohol or drugs — can lead to traumatic stress and impact a child’s healthy development.
The researchers cite the ongoing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, one of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. The new study reports on data showing the magnitude of these adverse experiences on kids in the U.S.
[For more of this story, written by Rick Nauert, go to http://psychcentral.com/news/2...th-school/78399.html]
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