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Community Approaches to Toxic Stress

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Welcome: Sharon McKinley Office on Child Abuse and Neglect; Children’s Bureau Administration for Children, Youth and Families Moderator/Presenter: Nilofer Ahsan Lead, Knowledge and Partnerships CANTASD

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Cailin O’Connor Senior Associate Center for the Study of Social Policy

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There is a growing understanding

• f the impact of stress on human

brain development. It’s equally important to

• tackle root causes of toxic

stress.

• help parents and caregivers

buffer their children from toxic stress responses.

• build protective factors in

families and communities. The conversation needs to be about more than understanding and intervening. Community-level strategies are needed to support families, reduce and address adversity, and promote healing. Toxic stress results from unrelenting and unbuffered stress and can cause lifelong suffering.

Shifting the Conversation about Toxic Stress

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A Framework for a Community Approach to Toxic Stress

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Parents as Agents for Change

Parents and caregivers organize to:

• Develop strategies to prevent and respond to

stressors in their families and communities

• Learn, develop and share strategies to respond

to the impact of toxic stress in their children and families

• Develop leadership skills and

partner with program, system and community leaders

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Parental Resilience Social Connections Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development Concrete Support in Times of Need Social and Emotional Competence of Children

Strengthening Families: Protective Factors

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