Trauma’s Tragedy and Treatment is a five-part series that explores how childhood trauma can impact a person for decades to come. The series delves into how Newark is trying to become a trauma-informed city by 2020.

Part 4 of the series further examines the negative psychological and physiological effects that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have on individuals. How do experts screen for ACEs? Correspondent Michael Hill speaks to specialists and survivors about the consequences of childhood trauma.

[This story was originally published by NJTV.]