By Marc Chase, Northwest Indiana Times, February 2, 2020
Childhood trauma can spur toxic stress responses that cause both immediate and long-term physical and emotional harms and can potentially be fatal.
With a mission to prevent such trauma, Franciscan Health has partnered with BroadStreet to create data dashboards available to the public with information focusing on ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) risk in children.
An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that at least five of the top 10 leading causes of death are associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as experiencing abuse, witnessing violence or substance abuse in the home and having a parent in jail. Preventing ACEs can reduce heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, diabetes and suicide.
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