Evaluating Community Approaches to Preventing or Mitigating Toxic Stress [chapinhall.org]
By J.S. McCrae, A. Spain, K. Byers, A. Sander, and J. Axelrod, Chapin Hall at The University of Chicago, October 2019 Overview Experiencing and learning how to manage stress is a normal part of child development. But when children experience stress for prolonged periods, without the supportive response of an adult to mitigate the experience, that stress can be toxic. A growing body of research documents the negative effects of toxic stress on children’s long-term wellbeing, highlighting...