HELENA – Many people look fondly on their childhood, but traumatic events that occur during youth can end up causing major problems down the line.
On Monday, organizers with Elevate Montana, a children and family wellness group, hosted a screening of the documentary “Resilience” at the Helena Middle School auditorium. The film looks at the effects of what researchers have deemed Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) which are events during childhood like mental and physical abuse or having an incarcerated parent.
According to Elevate Montana Coordinator Tina Eblen, the more ACEs that children have during their childhood, the more likely they are to develop health problems later in life like high blood pressure or heart disease.
...
Read more from Jacob Fuhrer at http://www.ktvh.com/2018/01/we...hildhood-experiences
Comments (0)