COVID-19 and Trauma

Lack of access to testing, fear of being profiled while wearing face masks, and other issues are increasing toxic stress and straining mental health in communities of color. Learn what one leader is doing about it. One of the most troubling aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is how it is exacerbating long-standing and deeply rooted inequities in communities of color. Health disparities stemming from structural racism have contributed to COVID-19’s devastating toll on blacks and Latinos in...

The Florida State University Center for Pre vention & Early Intervention Policy focuses on vulnerable infants and toddlers who can be positively affected through nurturing relationships, strong maternal and child health, and quality early childhood care and education. This link provides a litany of COVID-related resources to provide support to communities, families, and youth during this pandemic.

(a) The Neurosequential Network - COVID-19 Resources (b) Child Trauma Academy - History (c) Born to Love (d) Seven Slide Series: (Part 1) - The Human Brain (Part 2): Sensitization & Tolerance (Part 3) Threat Response Patterns (Part 4): State Dependent Functioning (e) Early Child Brain Development (f) Attachment and Developmental Trauma (g) "Your Brain Reflects the World You Grow Up In" (h) Repair of Early Trauma: Bottom Up Approach