Free Webinar Sponsored by SAMHSA
Adversity in childhood, particularly in the absence of protective factors, can have profound developmental consequences. If not addressed, childhood adversity can initiate a "cascade" of risk factors, often leading to behavior problems, school failure, substance abuse and other negative outcomes. Health care personnel are in a unique position to identify and intervene early in this process. By educating families, strengthening protective factors, and working with children to build resilience, health care workers can help to prevent the onset of problems later in childhood or adolescence. This webinar will provide a brief overview of adversity, resilience, and implications for prevention of substance abuse and other negative outcomes. It will also describe effective prevention approaches in a variety of healthcare settings, including pediatric hospitals, emergency departments, school health clinics, and home visiting programs. Particular attention will be paid to a dual-generation approach and to building partnerships for prevention.
Presenters
Sharon Stephan, PhD., Co-Director, Center for School Mental Health and Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD., Director, Center for Pediatric Traumatic
Stress, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Research Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Laura Porter, Co-Founder of ACE Interface, LLC, and Senior Director of The Learning Institute at The Foundation for Healthy Generations, a Seattle-based non-profit
Day/Time
Monday, June 1st, from 2:30 – 4:00 pm Eastern
Registration
To sign up online for this free webinar, please go to: https://nasmhpd.memberclicks.n...amp;mcid=form_195041
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