Behrend Nursing Student Looking to Break the Cycle of Substance Abuse [psu.edu]

Jenna Quinn (PACEs Connection Staff) 4/18/208:16 AM

By Jeff Rice, March 18 2020

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Katie Boeckenhauer worked as a nurse extern on the behavioral health floor at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, last summer. The Penn State Behrend student and Schreyer Honors Scholar got to know some of the patients and came to understand how the effects of childhood trauma manifested in those patients as adults.

“That kind of got me thinking, ‘What can we do for these people to prevent the development of mental health issues and substance abuse?’” she said.

Boeckenhauer is endeavoring to answer that question with research for her honors thesis. The senior nursing major has done a systematic review of literature on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their negative effects.

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