On March 1, 2012, on the eve of the California State Assembly’s Los Angeles Select Committee Hearing on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, CenterScene Public Programs presented a panel discussion exploring the connection between adverse childhood experiences and chronic illness later in life.

Talk show host and author Tavis Smiley conversed with a multidisciplinary panel to discuss how findings from Dr. Vincent Felitti’s ACE Study can be applied to caring for both mainstream and marginalized populations – highlighting the roadblocks they’re working to address in this effort, not only in the examination room but in reframing public understanding of what makes us healthy.

Read more about this CenterScene Event:

Likes: 17

Views: 2811