'A Source of Hope': Oklahoma Teachers Learn Impact of Childhood Trauma at State Summit [oklahoman.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/18/203:55 PM

By Nuria Martinez-Keel, The Oklahoman, February 17, 2020

Thousands of educators gathered in the Cox Convention Center on Monday and eagerly stared at a model of a brain.

With 86 billion neurons firing, the brain is a “miracle of complexity,” Dr. Bruce Perry said as he showed the image on a screen. The impact of childhood trauma is similarly intricate.

The renowned psychiatrist and child trauma expert spoke to an arena full of teachers, school counselors and nonprofit workers for the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s third-annual trauma summit. Ten thousand educators registered for the event.

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