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

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.

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The study, “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Well-Being in a Low-Income, Urban Cohort,” (published online March 10) followed 1,202 economically disadvantaged, minority participants who attended kindergarten in…

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