"Recently an article in the New York Times caught my eye. It was about something called “toxic stress” and its effect on children. Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACE), like abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, has long term impacts on a child’s psychological and physical well-being. These negative experiences can induce what researchers at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University call a “toxic stress response.”
"A large portion of the article was devoted to explicating a community-based program called Child First, that helps to foster home-based parent guidance and child-parent psychotherapy. And I agree, like the rodent models, parents who are receptive to their child’s psychosocial needs can have profound influences on wellbeing. More research on ACEs and protective factors is critical for the continued development of community-based programs aimed at preventing psychological problems associated with stress. Given that, I’m really looking forward to the followup to this NY Times article by David Bornstein as part of Fixes, a column that explores solutions to major social problems."
http://www.psychologyinaction.org/2013/11/04/solving-the-problem-of-adverse-childhood-stress/
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