Original article posted on June 22, 2015 from the School-Based Health Alliance
The 2015 National School-Based Health Care Convention started off with an inspiring discussion about how trauma-informed care can change lives—and how school-based health centers (SBHCs) can lead that change.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) plague children and adolescents throughout the country and can lead to negative, long-term consequences for their academic success and medical wellbeing. New—and startling—data from the twenty-year ACE study demonstrate the effects of toxic stress on students. The study shows a stunning link between childhood toxic stress and the chronic diseases people develop as adults. (Click here to access the study.)
Leisa Irwin, Executive Director of Paladin Career and Technical High School in Minnesota, shared concrete, real-life experiences in dealing with ACE at her school.
In 2009, after the economic downturn, Paladin experienced a big shift in demographics. Suddenly, the school was dealing with a large number of free or reduced lunch students. The students’ issues seemed insurmountable: poverty, homelessness, drug abuse, hunger.
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