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Pediatric Psychosocial Preventive Health Model (PPPMH)

Recently, pediatricians and pediatric nurses have been called to action to reduce the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or toxic stress, by implementing a more trauma-informed...

Recently, pediatricians and pediatric nurses have been called to action to reduce the effects…

Monday, June 30, 2014 - 11:57

ACEs, Toxic Stress: What You Should Know and What You Can Do

Much of recent pediatric research highlights the health and development issues stemming from adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. ACEs, also known as...

Much of recent pediatric research highlights the health and development issues stemming from adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs…

Monday, June 23, 2014 - 01:54

Patient Voices: Advice from the Mother of a Chronically Ill Child

From diagnosis to treatment and management of a chronic illness, both children and parents experience a roller coaster of emotion. Treatment setbacks sometimes occur, in addition to...

From diagnosis to treatment and management of a chronic illness, both children and parents experience a…

Monday, June 16, 2014 - 01:49

New Research Highlights the Importance of Trauma Informed Emergency Pediatric Care

A new research study from Sweden highlights the importance of trauma informed pediatric care, finding that 1 in 3 children experience PTSD following traffic accidents. In the study...

A new research study from Sweden highlights the importance of trauma informed pediatric care,…

Sunday, June 8, 2014 - 17:00

Tools You Can Use: After The Injury en español, a resource for Spanish-speaking parents and children

As a doctor, nurse or other healthcare provider, you care for children and families from all sorts of cultural backgrounds. We know that a growing number of Spanish-speaking families in the U.S. are looking for information online about health and their children and the CDC reports...

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Monday, June 2, 2014 - 04:11

Providing Trauma Informed Care Through Screening

As a health care provider, you have an opportunity, and many of the basic skills, to make a difference in how children and their families experience illness, injury, and the medical care they receive. Opportunities to help patients by using trauma-informed care arise...

As a…

Monday, May 26, 2014 - 17:00

Webinar: “An Introduction to the Delivery of Trauma-Informed Care in Medical and Mental Health Settings.”

Pediatric clinical care providers are invited to join a free webinar entitled “An Introduction to the Delivery of Trauma-Informed Care in Medical and Mental Health Settings.” Hosted by CHOP’s Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI), this session aims to educate...

Pediatric…

Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 17:00

Nurses are Integral to Trauma Informed Care

Providing nursing care is all about providing comprehensive care to the patient. It's about attending to the physical ailments and the psycho-social state of the patient and their family. It's about understanding...

Providing nursing…

Monday, May 12, 2014 - 12:32

Making Hospitals Less Traumatizing

Medical trauma, like any other trauma, impacts children and families both objectively and subjectively. Many medical events (and hospitals in general) are frightening, painful, or uncontrollable, and...

Medical trauma, like any other trauma,…

Sunday, May 4, 2014 - 17:00

Simple Way Nurses Can Help NICU Parents

No parent ever expects to not be able to see their newborn baby. For many parents of premature babies, this is their reality, as their newborn is immediately taken to the NICU. To help parents cope...

No parent ever expects to not be able to see their newborn baby. For many…

Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 17:00

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