CDC: Childhood Trauma Is A Public Health Issue And We Can Do More Prevent It
What happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New data shows a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life. Prevention is critical, public health experts say.
Childhood trauma causes serious health repercussions throughout life and is a public health issue that calls for concerted prevention efforts. That's the takeaway of a report published Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Experiencing traumatic things as a child puts you at risk for lifelong health effects, according to a body of research. The CDC's new report confirms this, finding that Americans who'd experienced adverse childhood experiences or ACEs, were at higher risk of dying from five.
