Study Shows Adverse Experiences Make a Child Less Likely to Graduate from High School

by Press on March 10, 2016

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Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2016. A new study in the April 2016 Pediatrics suggests people who experience four or more traumatic events known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are significantly less likely to graduate from high school, which is a leading indicator of lifelong health.