Delaware health workers trained to deal with effects of trauma, toxic stress [delawareonline.com]

Alicia Doktor 3/20/1812:00 PM

In the course of the next year, state health employees will be trained to better understand trauma and how it can shape the lives of Delawareans they interact with every day.

The training is specifically targeted to help people who experienced a traumatic event during their childhood. Experts also refer to this as "toxic stress," in which a child frequently experiences hardship, such as divorce, witnessing violence and living with an adult with mental illness or suffering from addiction.

Wilmington University has been working with a select group of Department of Health and Social Services employees this winter on "trauma informed care" that encompasses the idea of understanding trauma, its impact and the recovery process when providing services. These 26 people will go on to train 1,000 employees in Social Services, Child Support Services and State Services Center.

[For more on this story by Meredith Newman, go to https://www.delawareonline.com...ic-stress/429733002/]

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