In this talk, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris discusses the impact of adverse childhood experiences as a public health crisis and makes the case for prevention.
From TED:
“Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.”
To learn more about The Center for Youth Wellness, visit their website.
From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones
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Trauma during development or, childhood trauma, changes the architecture of the physical brain and the ability to learn and social behavior. It impacts 2 out of 3 children at some level, but I didn’t even know what it was…
https://lucidwitness.com/2016/08/08/nowhere-to-hide-the-elephant-in-the-classroom/
Thank you for sharing this link and the many resources within the blog post you wrote!