Season 3 Episode #2: Providing Treatment to Traumatized Children

November 01, 2023 00:55:39
Season 3 Episode #2: Providing Treatment to Traumatized Children
In My Backyard
Season 3 Episode #2: Providing Treatment to Traumatized Children

Nov 01 2023 | 00:55:39

/

Show Notes

We all experience stress throughout our lives. For a child raised with at least one healthy adult relationship, and a relatively trauma-free upbringing, experiencing normal stressors is a positive thing. They learn to adapt and grow to become resilient and functional adults who can navigate the everyday pressures of life. Althouigh, different outcomes emerge when a child is exposed to prolonged experiences of stress – child abuse, a chaotic home, community violence, social isolation, profound poverty and the like. Those very same brain responses that are adaptive in a child with a stable upbringing – flight, fight, or freeze – […]

Other Episodes

Episode 0

September 30, 2021 00:47:18
Episode Cover

Episode #11 - Mental Health and LGBTQ+ Children

As we continue to explore the impact of trauma and stress on mental health, today we will be taking a closer look at mental...

Listen

Episode 0

July 16, 2021 00:42:59
Episode Cover

Episode #7- Trauma and the Brain: A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry

In this episode, Patricia speaks with Dr. Bruce Perry, founder and Senior Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy. He is a Psychiatrist and an...

Listen

Episode 0

May 15, 2023 00:38:32
Episode Cover

Season 2 Episode #18 - School Based Mental Health

Today’s episode discusses school-based mental health, what it is and how this treatment model increases access and availability to services for many children who...

Listen