Natural Disaster and Gun Violence as Significant ACEs in my area
I teach middle school Special Education in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. This area is one of the most violent in the city, and also one of the most devastated during Hurricane Katrina. I know the ACEs Study used the most common sources of childhood trauma, but would it be relevant to tweak the questionnaire to include Gun Violence and Natural Disaster for my students? 1. Gun violence is part of every day life for my students. Nearly all have had a family member, peer or family friend...