Nationally, nearly 25 percent of children aged 17 and under have experienced at least one traumatic event, whether it be physical abuse, neglect or living with a family member who has struggled with alcoholism or drug use, recent federal data shows.
Among Black youth, however, 30 percent have suffered a traumatic event, with another 35 percent suffering two or more adverse childhood experiences, also known as “ACEs.”
The stats are the findings of a state-by-state poll released last year from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health, a survey aimed at providing data on the health and well-being of children by studying factors that affect their physical and emotional health. This includes everything from access to health care, family interactions and neighborhood characteristics, according to the Health Resources & Services Administration, which helped fund the annual survey.
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