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Trauma and Social Connection: Understanding Barriers and Opportunities in Working with Child Returnees
Expert Briefing
25 June 2020
Moderator
Cecilia Polizzi, Founding President/CEO at CRTG Working Group
Speakers
Dr. Heidi Ellis, Director at Refugee Trauma and Resilience Center Boston Children’s Hospital
Dr. Emma Cardeli, Assistant Professor, Boston Children´s Hospital and Instructor of Psychology at Harvard University
Children in ISIL-controlled territories experienced severe, multi-layered and pervasive trauma. Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affect children´s brain structure and impact multiple levels of their social ecology. Whereas left untreated, trauma and PTSD, lead to profound consequences including emotional, behavioral and cognitive impairements and may be conducive to the development of anti-social behaviors.
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