Stressful Or Traumatic Childhood Events May Affect Adult Health Years Later, Data Indicate

The AP (12/10, Ramer) reports, “Nearly half of all New Hampshire adults say they experienced stressful or traumatic events in childhood, and data released” Dec. 10 “show those experiences are hurting their health today.” Even though just “10 percent of adults with no adverse experiences during childhood reported being in fair or poor health, that percentage was 17 percent for those with at least one such experience, according to statistics presented at a news conference by the New Hampshire Department of Public of Health and Spark NH, the governor’s early childhood advisory council.”

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— “Data show link between childhood trauma, adult health, “Holly Ramer, AP, December 10, 2018.

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