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4 years after integrating ACEs science, Pueblo, CO clinic improves services for families; cuts ER costs, doctor stress
Four years ago, Dr. Leslie Dempsey would never have talked about ACEs — adverse childhood experiences — with her patients. Now ACEs is a common topic. “Just as I don’t feel awkward asking someone if they smoke or do intravenous drugs, I don’t really feel awkward talking about their childhood traumas in a way that it relates to their health. It’s just integrated into obtaining background and social history,” she says. Dr. Leslie Dempsey Dempsey is a physician in obstetrics who oversees a team...
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Re: 4 years after integrating ACEs science, Pueblo, CO clinic improves services for families; cuts ER costs, doctor stress
What a hopeful article, thanks for sharing the journey. This shift takes time, attention, resources, dedication and belief that we are in this for the long haul.
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Re: 4 years after integrating ACEs science, Pueblo, CO clinic improves services for families; cuts ER costs, doctor stress
Hi, thank you for this information. There doesn't seem to be a link to the actual report... Harise
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Re: 4 years after integrating ACEs science, Pueblo, CO clinic improves services for families; cuts ER costs, doctor stress
Hi Harise, I see that it may be easy to miss, so I'll embed another link to the report in the story. If you look at the story under the photos, the link to the SCAN report is there. Thanks for writing!