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Rescuing our kids from Covid trauma is vital for healing America
This op-ed originally appeared on CNN.com. Opinion by Nadine Burke Harris Now that the Pfizer vaccines have been authorized for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11, I, like so many parents across the US, am breathing a sigh of relief that my little ones can finally...
California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Issues Statement of CDC Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5 to 11
"We now have the most powerful tool to protect young children against COVID-19 and its variants. The CDC’s unanimous approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 is an important step forward in our fight against COVID-19.Although COVID-19...
ACEs Equity Act Expands ACE Screenings Beyond MediCal Population
“Thank you Governor Newsom and the California Legislature for enacting SB 428, the ACEs Equity Act, which will significantly expand coverage for ACE screening. There couldn’t be a more important time to enact this legislation. The pandemic has given us an opportunity to build back healthier and get that much closer to reaching our goal of cutting ACEs and toxic stress in half by a generation.”
Roadmap for Resilience: California Surgeon General’s Report
Roadmap for Resilience serves as a blueprint for how communities, states, and nations can recognize and effectively address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress as a root cause to some of the most harmful, persistent, and expensive...
Nadine Burke Harris: What Your Childhood Means for Your Health
Can trauma you experienced as a kid still affect you now? What about the traumatic experiences of our parents and grandparents? Is there a way to undo what California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris calls the “toxic stress response”? Listen in to learn more.
Statement of Full Federal Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Issues Statement of Full Federal Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
11 sneaky signs a child might be struggling with anxiety or depression
It’s been a tough year to be a kid. School via Zoom, playdates gone, proms canceled. The good news is that kids tend to be resilient and flexible, and many have thrived in difficult circumstances. But there’s also compelling evidence that mental health has declined...
A Pandemic Chat With Nadine Burke Harris, California’s First-Ever Surgeon General
A year into the pandemic, as virus concerns slowly move to the background amid the vaccine rollout, our undiagnosed parallel pandemic of anxiety, burnout, depression, stress, and trauma will hit hard front and center (for some of us, it already has). So Vogue caught...
Ezra Klein Interviews Nadine Burke Harris
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris joins the March 9 episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” Listen in!
Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and it’s having devastating consequences
Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and its consequences can be devastating. Those experiencing high levels of trauma can see dramatically lower life expectancies, and the CDC estimates it accounts for billions of dollars in healthcare costs and lost productivity. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports as part of our series, “Invisible Scars: America’s Childhood Trauma Crisis.”
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