By Cat Wise and Jaywon Choe, PBS NewsHour, December 14, 2020

Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and its consequences can be devastating. Those experiencing high levels of trauma can see dramatically lower life expectancies, and the CDC estimates it accounts for billions of dollars in healthcare costs and lost productivity. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports as part of our series, “Invisible Scars: America’s Childhood Trauma Crisis."

Cat Wise:

This hotel room in Oakland, California, has been home to Iesha James and her sons for four months. It's close quarters for three growing boys, ages 15, 13, and 12.

But they'd rather be here than return to their apartment, where a drive-by shooting in August upended their lives.

Jeremiah, the oldest, was hit in the leg.

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