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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: Early Results from Project ECHO's ACE Program
Description: According to the state Health Department, young people in New Mexico are subjected to the highest rates of adverse childhood experiences in the nation. These experiences, known as ACEs, can add up and have devastating effects on children. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with Dr. Evelyn Plumb, a clinical psychologist with UNM's Project ECHO, to talk about a program focused on counteracting the impacts of ACEs in an effort to head off several chronic conditions in childhood. Lou also asks about the program's early results.Host: Lou DiVizio<...