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Holding the ACEs: Adverse Childhood Events in NZ

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Holding the ACEs: Adverse Childhood Events in NZ

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ISBN: 9781738582822
Title: Holding the ACEs: Adverse Childhood Events in NZ
Author: COLQUHOUN GLENN

“I live on a beach. It’s wide and stretches. All
sorts of things wash up there. Me especially.
On a good day I can see Ruapehu, Taranaki,
the Tararuas and Kapiti. The dead wander
by, noisy and full of chat. They stop me
being scared. The living are another kettle of
fish. Next door is a small town. The mayor
runs a bookshop. Old guys wear socks and
sandals. Kids say, ‘Not even’ ‘Sweet’, ‘Hard’,
‘Matua’, ‘peeps’ and ‘Too much’. There’s a
youth health clinic there too. That’s where
I work. I am a doctor. Young people tell me
their stories. Around the corner there’s
a movie theatre and a couple of cafes.
Two supermarkets. An adventure park. A
commerce of dairies. And somewhere in
all of that something awful is going on.”
In this essay Glenn Colquhoun explores the
role adverse childhood events (ACEs) play in
the lives of the young people he works with
at the Horowhenua Youth Health Service.

Format: Paperback
Price: $18.00