In part one of the series Breaking the Cycle, reporter Katie Eastman explains the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and why it's important to a local school.
Inside brick walls along Western Avenue in Albany, there’s a movement -- one that asks a different question.
Instead of what did you do, this movement asks: What happened to you?
“Have you ever lost a parent to death or incarceration? Have you ever been hit slapped insulted? Have you ever been sexually abused?" said David Wallace, listing off questions commonly asked.
There are 10 questions in all, and the answer is yes for so many of the 12- to 18-year-old boys who live and go to class at the La Salle School in Albany.
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