Help the Helpers: Embracing the Cultural Shift for Trauma-Informed Care

Understanding trauma and resilience in children and families begins with supporting the care team and staff. In this episode, primary care pediatrician Niyi Omotoso and licensed clinical social worker Gillian Fynn from LifeLong Medical Care within the Resilient Beginnings Network unveil the profound impact of trauma-informed care in pediatric medicine.

Discover LifeLong Medical Care's journey through this transformative cultural shift and its influence on staff, providers, and leadership.  Learn about their efforts to establish foundational trauma-informed approaches, laying the groundwork for enhancing care delivery by centering collective resilience, staff/provider wellness, and fostering meaningful engagement with families.

Learn more about the people, places, and ideas in this episode: 

• "What are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)?"
• Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events Screener (PEARLS)
  • Example of PEARLS tool (for screening children)
• "What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?"
• Visit LifeLong Medical Care - serving the Bay Area for more than 45 years, LifeLong Medical Care provides high-quality health, dental, and social services to underserved people of all ages; creates models of care for the elderly, people with disabilities and families; and advocates for continuous improvements in the health of our communities.
• How a Health Center That Screens for Childhood Trauma Worked to Heal Itself First - related article featuring LifeLong Medical Care (May 2023)
• More on Resilient Beginnings Network (RBN), a Center for Care Innovations learning program dedicated to advancing pediatric care delivery models that are trauma- and resilience-informed so that 100,000 young children and their caregivers have the support they need to be well and thrive.
• Renée Boynton-Jarrett, MD, ScD - Founding Director of Vital Village 
  • Featured in Breaking the Cycles of Trauma through Recognition and Healing,  - CCI webinar presented by the Resilient Beginnings Network
• CenteringParenting is a fam­i­ly cen­tered way to get care for moms, babies, and families. CenteringParenting is a breakthrough strategy for advancing early relational health and transforming the child health delivery system to be ever more family-centric, equitable and resiliency focused.
• Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, TEDMED Talk - How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

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