The Link Between Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Cancer & Heart Disease
Presenters: Barry Goldstein, JD & Veronica York
Through the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research, we've long known that exposure to domestic violence and child abuse significantly increases the risk of cancer and heart disease. We can now report that the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention completely agree. Comparing the ACE research to the Surgeon General's report in 1964 that linked smoking, cancer, and heart disease, we can use these same principles to help prevent DV and child abuse. In this presentation, presenters Barry Goldstein and Veronica York discuss how preventing DV and child abuse can save millions of lives and trillions of dollars. Just as society came together to educate the public about the dangers of smoking, we can do the same for DV and child abuse.
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