How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

“Exposure to trauma during childhood can dramatically increase people’s risk for 7 out of 10 of the leading causes of death in the U.S.—including high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer—and it’s crucial to address this public health crisis, according to Harvard Chan alumna Nadine Burke Harris, MPH ’02.”

Watch her TED talk HERE

a black and white picture of the back of a child's head as he looks out the window
a black and white picture of the back of a child’s head as he looks out the window