By Scott McIntosh, December 26, 2019, Idaho Statesman
In a study released last month, the CDC concludes that reducing the number of adverse childhood experiences that a child encounters could reduce cases of depression by 44%, or by 21 million cases, reduce heart disease by 1.9 million cases and reduce obesity by 2.5 million cases. Smoking could drop by 33%, heavy drinking by 24% and even unemployment by 15%.
Idaho ranks 5th in the country for states with children experiencing three or more ACES, so getting a handle on the problem could solve several socioeconomic problems here.
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