The documentary Resilience reveals how toxic stress (resulting from abuse, neglect and other adversities) can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies of children, putting them at a greater risk for disease, homelessness, prison time, and early death. While the broader impacts of poverty worsen the risk, no segment of society is immune. Resilience, however, also chronicles the dawn of a movement that is determined to fight back. Trailblazers in pediatrics, education, and social welfare are using cutting-edge science and field-tested therapies to protect children from the insidious effects of toxic stress—and the dark legacy of a childhood that no child would choose.
Hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, partners in the Georgia Essentials for Childhood initiative, and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
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