Understanding trauma could be key to success in Camden youth program - New Jersey

This article features ACEsConnection member Father Jeff Putthoff.

"A training program in Camden, one of the poorest cities in the country, has provided struggling youth with computer skills and jobs for more than 10 years....

"A new approach focused on the effects of trauma has helped staff intervene....

"We used to say the job is the opportunity, and what we want to say now is that the pain is the opportunity," he said. "And obviously, as people begin to understand what hurts them and why they react, they are able to respond."

It's a long road, but Putthoff says, he and his team now have a better map to help their clients along the way."

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/health-science/item/55876-camden-program-aims-to-understand-impact-of-trauma-on-young-peoples-lives&Itemid=3&linktype=hp_impact

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