Researcher Engages With Policymakers and Providers to Help Children Cope With Trauma [today.duke.edu]

Alicia Doktor 1/31/184:00 AM

A decade of work with children damaged by horrific experiences has shown a Duke researcher that the first step forward is ensuring the child knows that trauma is not destiny. “It’s saying something bad happened to you, not that you’re a bad kid,” says Katie Rosanbalm, research scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy.

For the past 10 years, Rosanbalm has been working with local school systems and child services agencies in North Carolina to better identify and treat children who have had Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). These can be physical or sexual abuse, loss of a parent, homelessness because of a hurricane or other traumatic incidents.

ACEs can lead to long-term health and social consequences, and children who have experienced them are often misdiagnosed with behavioral disorders.

[For more on this story by PATIENCE WALL, go to https://today.duke.edu/2018/01...children-cope-trauma]

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Christine Cissy WhiteIt's not trauma-informed unless it's informed by trauma survivors.

Katie was interviewed for this story on ACEs Too High and is a part of the N.C. Benchmarks PFE project written about and here on ACEs Connection.

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