Healthcare

Healthcare settings have been identified as pivotal systems to address adverse childhood experiences. It is crucial that the state’s healthcare systems and providers are aware of the impact of trauma on their patients, and that they adopt trauma-informed practices.

Video: “What is Trauma-Informed Care” – Center for Health Care Strategies

Watch this video that explores caring for patients with exposure to trauma, including abuse, neglect, and violence.

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Video: State of the Trauma-Informed State

Watch this clip from Trauma Awareness Month’s State of the Trauma-Informed State panel discussion. Kimberly Blanch of Beebe Healthcare discusses the importance of trauma-informed care within the healthcare landscape.

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Video: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime

Dr. 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.”