Study Connects Childhood Trauma with Incarceration, Poor Health
The Journal Record › January 09, 2007
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Even as Oklahoma struggles with the cost of addressing the state's high rates of incarceration, poor health and mental illness, a new study shows such problems are likely to get much worse.
The prevalence of childhood trauma among a population has proven to be a reliable indicator for predicting the future impact of a host of social ills, the study reports. And in Oklahoma, domestic violence is on the rise.See the full content of this document
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Study Connects Childhood Trauma with Incarceration, Poor Health
"Data from 2004, the most recently available data, showed a 32- percent increase in domestic abuse in Oklahoma," said Anne Roberts, executive director of th...
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