The Role of Caring Adults in Healing Trauma-Exposed Youth

Speaker
, Vice President, Child Safety, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
, Director, Training and Education Child Welfare , Centene
, Director, Public Education and Campaigns , Futures Without Violence


Description
BBBSA and Futures Without Violence will present on childhood trauma and how caring adults can help children and youth who have experienced trauma heal. Topics to be covered include: Understanding childhood trauma, the brain science behind traumas effects, the "Changing Minds" campaign, how symptoms of trauma may manifest, trauma-informed responses, anticipated triggers, the role caring and consistent adults can play in combatting childhood exposure to trauma, and practical examples from the field.