Adverse Childhood Experiences

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 23 June 2021.

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Photo of Gareth Davies Gareth Davies Conservative 1:33, 23 June 2021

Minister, whilst I welcome any resources set aside to help those with adverse childhood experiences, it's abundantly clear that Wales is not doing enough to limit adversity in the first place. We know that, although poverty is not an ACE in and of itself, poverty is an additional stressor that can lead to neglect or abuse of a child. Sadly, nearly 30 per cent of our children live in poverty, and the Welsh Government totally failed to meet their target of eliminating child poverty by 2020. Minister, what is your Government going to do to tackle childhood poverty, and when will you meet your elimination target? Thank you very much.