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Michigan Lawmakers Declare Childhood Trauma a Critical Health Issue [wwmt.com]

 

By Rachel Glaser, WWMT West Michigan, February 13, 2020

Childhood trauma has life-long, wide reaching consequences, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs.

In early February, Michigan lawmakers passed a resolution declaring that ACEs a critical health issue. State officials estimated 70% of Michigan adults experienced one ACE before the age of 18.

The CDC scores people on a scale of 0-10 for adverse childhood experiences.

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