Oklahoma children are more likely to experience toxic, adverse conditions at home than children in other states, but there is hope for a better future, Senate lawmakers were told Thursday.
State health officials said recent studies show Oklahoma ranks as the worst in the nation when it comes to the number of adverse childhood experiences. Such experiences include neglect and abuse, drug use in the home, exposure to domestic violence, living with someone who is mentally ill, having an incarcerated family member, living in a broken home and more.
A child with several adverse childhood experiences is more likely to do poorly in school, get in trouble with the law as a juvenile or adult and may have a reduced life expectancy.
[For more on this story by DALE DENWALT, go to https://newsok.com/article/560...cal-childhood-trauma]
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