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Summit 2020

DAY 1 – Understanding the Root Causes: The Impact of Trauma on the Life Course

January 20, 2021

Adverse childhood experiences, or early trauma, can have long-term effects linked to a variety of adult conditions. Panelists will discuss parental trauma’s impact on conception and birth, along with mental health problems common during pregnancy and after childbirth, such as depression and anxiety.

This conversation will be moderated by Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, President of Howard University.

Panelists include:

• Moderator: Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, President of Howard University

• Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, Director of the Humanities in Medicine Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Dr. Binny Chokshi, Co-Medical Director, Healthy Generations Program, Children’s National Hospital

• Dr. Amanda Latimore, Assistant Scientist, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• Dr. Zea Malawa, Director for Expecting Justice, San Francisco Department of Public Health

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This project was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0045, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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