- Dr Vincent Felitti
- regain weight they'd lost
- 55% of obesity patients have been sexually abused
- ACE Adverse Childhood Experiences
- 17k adults
- 28% physically abused
- 27% substance abuse home
- 13% domestic violence
- 20% sexually abused
- ACE score higher: smoking, teen pregnancy, ischemic heart disease,
- 4/10: triple depression
- 6/10: 20 years lower life expectancy
- 4/10: 32 times more problems in school
10 types of ACEs:- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Verbal abuse
- Physical neglect
- Emotional neglect
- A family member who is depressed or diagnosed with other mental illness
- A family member who is addicted to alcohol or another substance
- A family member who is in prison
- Witnessing a mother being abused
- Losing a parent to separation, divorce or death
- 3 trillion USD on healthcare, 5% preventive
- Dr Victor Carion - Child Psychologist
- exaggerated fear response
- Jack Shonkoff, Cambridge, Masachussett
- toxic stress: chronic activation of stress responses with no
- A stable, caring adult in a child's life is key to building resilience
- Help parents: planning, impulse control, problem solving
- Cliffors Beers Clinic: mental health services for children also involve the entire family
- Alice Forrester (Director):
- Laura Laurence (Family Advocate):
- Strong Elementary Kindergarten teacher
- Check yourself if you have control. Show me control.
- Susan DeNicola (Principle)
- Post Traumatic Stress Center: Dr. Johnson research shows that symptoms don't show until 4th grade --> drama therapists
- The Legend of Ms Kendra: Ms Kendra curriculum: office referrals dropped 75%, fights dropped 90%
- Ms Kendra: what is normal, name the scary things
- Center for Youth Wellness: Intervention
- Universal Screening
- Reduce dose of adversity: Home visits
- Strengthen parenting skill: strong parental buffering
- Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep
- ACEs Education
- It's not "What's wrong with you?, but "What happened to you?"
- Laura Porter: ACE-informed
- youth support program
- nurse home visits
- train all teachers & students about ACEs
- Self-care & Embracing change
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