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How childhood trauma can affect mental and physical health into adulthood

  • Written by Shanta R. Dube, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
imageChildhood trauma can have an impact across generations.ambrozinio/Shutterstock

Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This article is the first in a series exploring how research into adverse childhood experiences – or ACEs – is helping therapists, parents, educators and the medical community better understand the...

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