Childhood trauma can affect our health throughout the lifetime. But there are paths to healing for our kids and our communities. Co-host Dr. Jay Butler will be speaking with Dr. Cathy Baldwin-Johnson and Hillary Walker of Alaska CARES at the Providence Alaska Medical Center on ways to mitigate the effects of childhood trauma and build resiliency in our children.
Thanks for listening!HOST: Jay Butler, MD
GUEST:
- Cathy Baldwin-Johnson and Hillary Walker of Alaska CARES at the Providence Alaska Medical Center
LINKS:
- If you are not familiar with adverse childhood experiences, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has produced an infographic that covers the basics
- Definitions of child abuse and neglect according to Alaska Statute
- Summary of child abuse and neglect in Alaska has been produced by Alaska Children’s Trust
- Additional information on child abuse and neglect in Alaska is available at the CDC website
- San Francisco pediatrician Nadine Burke-Harris is an nationally recognized expert on toxic stress resulting from adverse childhood experiences. She shares her pioneering work on trauma-informed care at the Bayview Child Health Center in a TED Talk
- Dr. Burke-Harris is also featured in a 1-hour documentary directed by James Redford “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope”, which will be screening at the Bear Tooth Theatre in Anchorage at 5:30PM on Monday November 5. Additional information on the film can be found at
- Click here to learn more about Alaska CARES including how to receive clinical services
- Harvard University Center on the Developing Child provides a good overview of the current science on toxic stress
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. AKDTREPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. AKDTDR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- This is a good site to start with, if you want to learn how to find reliable health information on the internet
- Mayo Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore Facts That Will Save Us
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
- Michael Shermer’s suggestion for Baloney Detection: How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience
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