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June 2019

Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma (kqed.org)

When Easterlin became a pediatrician, she started seeing a lot of kids suffering from trauma, from physical abuse to emotional neglect. Many of these kids didn't respond fully to traditional treatment for trauma and depression. Frustrated and searching for answers , Easterlin turned to her own past. "I suspected that sports might have a powerful impact [on kids]," she says. Easterlin wanted to know: Could sports improve the lives of people with trauma the way they'd improved hers? Her...

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