nadine burke harris, that's the key takeaway. >> what the science shows is t's never too late t actuallyegin healing from the effects of early adversity. number two, what the research shows that although it's never too late, early detection and early intervention dramatically improv outcomes. reporter: with that in mind, late last year california launched an initiative to train medica screen for "adverse childhood experiences." and those screenings are now covered under medi-ca the state's medicaid progr. iesha james and her family have benefitted from the growing understanding of aces and their health impact. her sons' pediatrician -- dr. dayna long at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland. >> it is a piece of informatn tht allows me to help guide and shape a treatment plan with an understanding that this kid is a experienciot, and it is traumatic and it's influencing them on a biologic level, so that we can actually get to a place of healing. reporter:y' and t not just relying on traditional medical interventions. she and a team of colleagues connect families in need with resourc

your nadine burke harris. dr. thank you so much for joining us. compared to other state california has had a pretty strong culture of wearing masks and shows chilly distancing from other. at the break of hospital here overruns? >> we are saying there is a nationwide surge that is happening. you are absolutely ght. californhave worked really hard to keep the coronavirus at bay but we are ei that with increased mixing as we have gone about our daily lives and kind of opened up a bit more that the surge is not spreading california. we are enexpeng record high rates of coronavirus. so, we need to come together to do what we have done before. which is weto that mask, watch our distance, wash our hands and stay home during thish time so we can reduce the spread. >> as you just mentioned one of the guidelines is to not gather with outside our households for e foreseeable future. frankly, able are tired and they see some of ours date leaders as social gatherings as well. do you think it is realistic to expect that they will travel sp and that als have don