"They announced formation of the New Haven Trauma Coalition. They’re drawing up proposals to seek the $6.5 million from the state government, as well as from the feds and from philanthropies, in the midst of all the discussions taking place about how to handle young people’s mental health problems before they produce violent acts....
"They offered this statistic: 90 percent of 176 kindergarteners recently screened at Strong School had suffered an “ACE” or “Adverse Childhood Experience.” In plain language, that means something horrible happened to them or around them that could potentially mess them up for life. Yet only 23 percent were showing symptoms so far of the problems that develop as a result. Hence the need for screenings, and follow-up...."
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/trauma_story/id_55580
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