"The Affordable Care Act, in addition to bringing significant changes to California's state prison system, could contribute to increased public safety and a reduction in crime statewide, according to some experts and stakeholders....
" Last year, as part of my work at the California Pacific Medical Center Bayview Child Health Center, I joined Stanford psychiatrist Victor Carrion to conduct a study that analyzed the records of 701 children treated at the health clinic. Of those, two out of three had experienced some level of adversity (exposure to violence, substance abuse, etc.). Those experiencing higher levels were twice as likely to be overweight or obese, and 30 times as likely to show learning and behavior problems as those who had not...." [--Dr. Nadine Burke Harris]
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