Talking About the Other Children's Health Crisis [theintelligencer.net]
By Lisa Zukoff and Traci Acklin, The Intelligencer, January 26, 2020 What do the West Virginia foster care, child welfare, public education, and court systems have in common? They are systems in crisis, because the children they serve — casualties of the drug epidemic — are in crisis. Child neglect, death of a parent or sibling, having a parent in jail, witnessing domestic violence, physical and/or sexual abuse, parent or household substance use — these are adverse childhood experiences...