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TOXIC STRESS AND YOUTH

Jacqueline Dougé, MD, MPH, FAAP

Medical Director, Bureau of Child Health

Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Care Annual Conference

Building Healthy Minds and Bodies

May 19, 2016

I have no financial disclosures or conflicts of inters to report

Workshop Objectives

• Understand the effects of toxic stress on children

• Understand the importance of screening for toxic stress

• Discuss the role that school-based health centers play in addressing toxic stress

• a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life, work, etc.

• something that causes strong feelings of worry or anxiety

• physical force or pressure

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress

Source: Center on the Developing Child Harvard University Accessed May 9, 2016. http://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/toxic-stress/

CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY HAS LIFELONG CONSEQUENCES.

Significant adversity in childhood is strongly associated with unhealthy lifestyles and poor health decades later.

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity

and the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

HOW DOES INCOME EFFECT HEALTH?

POVERTY

POOR HEALTH

INCOME & FOOD INSECURITY

HEALTH INSURANCE

POOR HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

SAFETY & VIOLENCE

IMMIGRATION STATUS

OTHER: DISCRIMINATION, EDUCATION, ETC.

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity

and the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

CHILDHOOD STRESS

CHANGES IN BRAIN

ARCHITECTURE

CHRONIC “FIGHT OR FLIGHT;”

CORTISOL /

NOREPINEPHRINE

HYPER-RESPONSIVE STRESS RESPONSIVE;

CALM / COPING

IMPACTS OF EARLY STRESS

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity

and the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

OUT OF BALANCE?

AMYGDALA

Hot cognition

Emotional

Reactive

Impulsive

Just do it

Biological maturity by 18

PREFRONTAL CORTEX

Cold cognition

Judgmental

Reflective

Calculating

Think about it

Biological maturity by 24

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity

and the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

POOR ADULT OUTCOMES

LINKING CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND ADULT OUTCOMES

CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY

TOXIC STRESS

Epigenetic modifications Disruptions in brain architecture Behavioral allostasis

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity

and the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

Development Results From an Ongoing, Re-iterative, and Cumulative Dance Between Nurture and Nature

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

Alterations in brain structure and function

THE DANCE BETWEEN NURTURE AND NATURE

EPIGENETIC CHANGES

Alterations in how the genetic program is read

EXPERIENCE

Protective and personal (Versus insecure and impersonal)

BEHAVIOR

Adaptive or healthy coping skills (vs. maladaptive or unhealthy coping skills)

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity and

the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

LINKING CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND ADULT OUTCOMES

CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY Advocacy to minimize childhood

adversity (e.g. - efforts to address poverty, food scarcity, domestic

violence, parental substance abuse)

POOR ADULT OUTCOMES Health and social services to deal

with adverse outcomes (e.g. - efforts to address the behavioral,

social, health and economic consequences))

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity

and the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

Adapted from AAP The Resilience Project. Early Adversity

and the Health of the Public ppt. Accessed May 16, 2016.

ACEs, TOXIC STRESS & COMPLEX TRAUMA

ACEs Toxic Stress

Complex Trauma

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

CASE STUDY Background

• 10 year old male presents for well child exam

• Referred to SBHC because needs immunizations

• Recently immigrated to United States from El Salvador; arrived 1 week ago

Past Medical History

• 30 year old mother

• Full term birth; no complications

• Diagnosed with asthma at age 4

• Immunizations are not up to date

Social History

• Patient lives with mother; she’s 6 months pregnant

• Mother recently separated from her current partner

• Patient’s biological father works and lives in another state

• Family’s preferred language is Spanish

Family History

• Patient’s father diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety

• Patient’s mother was told that she had high blood pressure a few years ago

DISCUSSION

• What other information would you like to have and why?

• What risks to health and well-being have you identified and why are they risks?

• What tools would you used to identify/screen for risks?

• What opportunities to promote wellness and development have already been missed?

• What local resources do you know that you can contact or refer the patient or their family?

• What are your priorities moving forward?

“The pressing questions now confronting[….]is how we can have a greater impact on improving the life

prospects of children and families who face these increasingly complex and persistent

threats to healthy development. -Committee on Psychological Aspects of Child and Family Health, Committee on Early

Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care, and Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

Source: AAP Policy Statement Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress,

and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science

Into Lifelong Health

ROLE OF SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS

OPPRORTUNITIES FOR SBHCs

• Understand impact of toxic stress

• Screen for trauma exposure/toxic stress

• Teach strategies for preventing and mitigating stress/trauma

• Refer for treatment/services as appropriate

Adapted from Michigan Department of Health And Human Services. Young

Children, Trauma & Toxic Stress. Accessed May 18,

2016.www.michigan.gov/traumatoxicstres

SCIENCE OF RESILIENCE

SUMMARY

• Toxic stress affects the developing brain and has long term health consequences

• Important to identify stressors in kids and families life

• School-based health centers have a role in addressing toxic stress

• Safe, stable and nurturing relationships and environments can help to mitigate effects of toxic stress

References

• Early Adversity and The Health of the Public. (n.d.). Retrieved May 16, 2016, from https://www.aap.org/en-us/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=/en-us/Documents/resilience_resilience_project_template_powerpoint.ppt

• MDHHS Adult & Children's Services Children & Families Trauma & Toxic Stress. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73971_4911_69588---,00.html

• Shonkoff JP, Garner A; Committee on Psychological Aspects of Child ad Family Health, Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care, and Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress. Pediatrics 2012;129;e232

• Strengthening Families. (n.d.). Protective Factors Framework. Retrieved May 16, 2016, from Center for the Study of Social Policy’s Strengthening Families: http://www.cssp.org/reform/strengthening-families/basic-one-pagers/Strengthening-Families-Protective-Factors.pdf

• The Resilience Project. (n.d.). Retrieved May 16, 2016, from https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/resilience/Pages/default.aspx

QUESTIONS?

Jacqueline Dougé, MD, MPH, FAAP

Email: jdouge@howardcountymd.gov

Phone: 410-313-7569

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