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Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP, Center for Youth Wellness
Lonna Davis, MSW, Futures Without Violence
Courtney Grey, BS, Kilombo Novo
Christopher Blodgett, PhD, Washington State University CLEAR Trauma Center
- Understand the connection between childhood adversities and current health for children and their caregivers.
- Describe screening strategies and universal education about Adverse Childhood Experiences and recognize the benefits and potential risks of assessing for ACEs
- Discuss core principles for implementing trauma informed practices that respond to ACE’s and strategies to promote resiliency.
Description:
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research highlights both the tremendous prevalence of early exposure to adversity and its link to poor health in adulthood, as well as poor educational outcomes. It is critical for providers to understand the research on how trauma impacts health in order to optimally treat patients. Pediatricians and other child health professionals play an important role in the lives of families, and need to explore how to best apply this ACEs research in their daily practice. This panel will examine approaches to identifying and responding to ACEs including screening and universal education (anticipatory guidance), tailored approaches for different settings, as well as consider unforeseen risks if a trauma-informed system is not built in conjunction with screening. How can we ensure that programs have the systems in place to meet the needs of children exposed to trauma, and a trained workforce to promote healthy and resilient individuals, families and communities?