Pediatricians testify about ACEs before AZ House Health Committee

Really fantastic testimony on the importance of addressing ACEs not only in the pediatric practice, but how State (and other) budgets need to support the appropriate infrastructure for children and families at risk. Thanks for posting!

The rising income inequality will make all attempts to mitigate ACEs even more difficult. Leaving extreme poverty is becoming almost impossible and even a fed chair is telling is the pull yourself by the bootstraps is becoming a myth. http://www.bostonfed.org/inequ...014/agenda/index.htm

It is great to see pediatric residents and committed pediatricians tackling this important issue.  

 

It is disheartening to continually be reminded of our short sighted policies that as we know and the one representative pointed out may produce short term savings while ultimately producing long term costs as treatment/parental supports  are directed towards incarceration and building prisons  (why is it so difficult to do the right thing - the smart thing - invest a little in children not cut SNAP, TANF, child welfare etc).   When will society be able to see the absolute failure in these policies, the needless human suffering particularly for children, and the dangers to all as some of these hurt children become angry and violent adults?