California is Right to Focus on Adverse Childhood Experiences. Other States Should Follow [calmatters.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/3/206:36 AM

By Chuck Ingoglia (Guest), Cal Matters, February 2, 2020

It’s time to change the conversation in health care. Rather than asking, “What is wrong with this person?” medical professionals might ask, “What happened to this person?”

California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris and an increasing number of practitioners are changing the conversation because they recognize that trauma early in life—child separation, racism, neglect, abuse or poverty, for instance—can manifest itself years later with devastating consequences.

Dr. Burke Harris, a pediatrician, hopes to reduce the effects of toxic stress and adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs, by 50% in one generation.

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