Oct 18, 2017, Centerville (IA) Daily Iowegian: How does childhood trauma impact our community? http://www.dailyiowegian.com/news/lifestyles/how-does-childhood-trauma-impact-our-community/article_f2bce38a-b458-11e7-87b4-0b7a7d442833.html In the 1990s, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study looked at the how negative childhood experiences can effect children’s development and lead to worse health and social outcomes for the rest of their lives, even significantly shortening their lives. . … Clark also handed out data gathered by Appanoose Family Alliance in the spring of 2017 about Centerville students in grades 8-11 using the ACEs Questionnaire. The data showed that 68 percent of students reported an ACEs score of one or more, 42 percent had a score of two or more, 31 percent had a score of three or more, 24 percent had a score of four or more and 17 percent had a score of five or more ACEs.
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.