"In 1998 Vincent Felitti released a groundbreaking research report on the devastating impacts of adverse childhood experiences on long-term behavioral and physical health outcomes. Since then, in study after study, the pool of evidence has become deep and compelling; early adversity impacts the development of the growing brain, and those organic changes lead to impaired cognitive, social, emotional and behavioral functioning. Without intervention by caring adults, these children are much more likely to struggle in school, and throughout adult life...."
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