Ep 12: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Prevention

Voices of Public Health

The NH Pediatric Improvement Partnership (NH PIP) is helping pediatric practices build the skills and systems to identify and respond to trauma among their young patients and families. When pediatricians have meaningful conversations with their young patients about any type of trauma they have experienced, they validate their experiences and normalize their feelings, and they help reduce the shame and secrecy of the trauma—making healing possible. We were excited to have Felicity Bernard, the Director of the NH PIP on our most recent episode. She talked to us about how this project is helping pediatric practices look beyond what a child presents during a visit to understand how they feel and respond to stress.