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Community Symposium

The Courage to Understand: Nurturing a Trauma-Informed Community

Doors Open: 4:30 PM
Keynote Address: 5:45 PM
Panel Discussion: 7:15 PM

Location:
CT State Community College – Housatonic Beacon Hall Event Center Bridgeport, CT Partner

Reception:
Meet Keynote Speaker and Event Panelists Lafayette Hall Atrium 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Brought To You By LifeBridge Community Services In Partnership With Yale New Haven Health

April 9, 2024

Traumatic events and toxic stress cause emotional injury that affects performance and well-being. The way agencies support people who have had these experiences is uniquely powerful and the ramifications are long-lasting. Join leading healthcare, education, business, and non-profit providers to discuss how impacted communities can imagine a path forward. Who should attend? Health and human service providers, educators, community leaders, legislators, and the general public. The event is offered free of charge.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP

Award-Winning Physician, Researcher and Public Health Leader

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP

Award-Winning Physician, Researcher and Public Health Leader

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP

Award-Winning Physician, Researcher and Public Health Leader

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges. Dr. Burke Harris’ concern for her patients led her to an astounding discovery about the direct connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and long-term health through the mechanism of toxic stress

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Event Background.

Current threats to child well-being and long-term health, such as widening economic inequities, deeply embedded structural racism, the separation of immigrant children from their parents, and a socially isolating global pandemic, make the toxic stress framework urgent. Toxic stress explains how many of our society’s most intractable problems (disparities in health, education, and economic stability) are rooted in our shared biology but divergent experiences and opportunities.