How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime

Explore the long-lasting impact of childhood trauma on health in this compelling 16-minute TED talk by pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris. Discover how repeated stress from abuse, neglect, and parental struggles with mental health or substance abuse can significantly affect brain development. Learn about the startling connection between high levels of childhood trauma and increased risks of heart disease and lung cancer in adulthood. Gain insights into the urgent need for pediatric medicine to prioritize trauma prevention and treatment. This impassioned presentation challenges conventional understanding of childhood experiences and their lifelong health consequences, offering a powerful perspective on the importance of addressing trauma in early life.

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris