Report: How NJ Can Limit Impact of Childhood Trauma [nj1015.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 8/20/198:05 AM

By Dino Flammia, New Jersey 101.5, August 14, 2019

New Jersey isn't as knowledgeable as it could be on the lasting health and well-being effects of stressful or traumatic childhood events experienced by children in the state, according to a new report.

But statistics suggest hundreds of thousands of New Jersey children have dealt with one of these events, or more than one, at some point in their lives.

"What is missing in New Jersey is a comprehensive look at this, at how we can maximize everything that's happening with the resources that we have," said Arturo Brito, executive director of The Nicholson Foundation, one of three foundations (the Burke Foundation and the Turrell Fund) that make up the New Jersey Funders ACEs Collaborative, which co-authored the report with consulting firm FSG.

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