[Tricountydirectorsgroup] FW: NEW RELEASE: TRAUMA IN YOUNG CHILDREN: A HUGE PROBLEM HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT AND HOW YOU CAN HELP

[Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen]

Sharing a valuable resource from our colleagues downstate. Please use and share with others who care for infants toddlers and preschoolers....
Lorraine

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From: Evelyn Blanck
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 1:24 PM
To: Evelyn Blanck
Subject: NEW RELEASE: TRAUMA IN YOUNG CHILDREN: A HUGE PROBLEM HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT AND HOW YOU CAN HELP

Dear Colleagues,
The New York City Early Childhood Mental Health Strategic Work Group is pleased to release,  "TRAUMA IN YOUNG CHILDREN:  A HUGE PROBLEM HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT AND HOW YOU CAN HELP".  This new brochure helps to meet a pressing need for succinct and clear information about the importance of recognizing and responding to the all-too-often overlooked problems of trauma in children ages 0-5.  The brochure speaks to anyone who comes into contact with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and is expected to be a valuable resource for professionals and other staff members in systems that serve these age groups.
The brochure describes trauma, encourages readers to be on the lookout for trauma, and offers concrete steps they can take to help prevent and alleviate the damage that trauma can cause.  The brochure also lists organizations that offer more in-depth information and guidance on this pressing public health problem.
One important impetus for publishing the brochure was the growing body of research documenting the devastating impact of trauma and extreme stress on the brain development of young children and on-long term health and mental health. Compounding these problems, the impacts of repeated trauma are cumulative.  The more often children are exposed to or experience trauma, the more likely they will experience social-emotional, academic, and health problems, even into adulthood.
The brochure points out that despite the severity of the condition, trauma in very young children can easily go unrecognized. Symptoms vary enormously from child to child, and many symptoms resemble those of less severe problems (for example, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHA) Furthermore, babies - and often toddlers and preschoolers -- cannot tell adults what is wrong.   When a child has been subjected to a traumatic event - for example, witnessing a mother's death or being badly injured in a fire- most people who work with young children will be aware that trauma is a possibility. However, trauma can be missed if it is a result of something less dramatic such as repeated harsh behavior or words that erode a child's sense of safety and self.
The Workgroup believes that is imperative to alert caregivers of young children to the impact of trauma and extreme stress on young children and to make sure they know what they can do to help.   We ask that you join us in our information sharing about early childhood trauma by distributing this brochure to anyone who works in a child care facility, hospital, child welfare agency, or early care and education programs, or to others who come into contact with young children.
On May 11, 2012, NYC Administration for Children's Services, Office of Early Childhood and Preventive Partnerships (ECPP), a part of the Division of Family Support Services will present a seminar to introduce the brochure to the Child Welfare and Early Care and Education community and their partners.  I will be conducting the seminar with Dr. Rebecca Shahmoon-Shanok, LCSW, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Infants, Children, and Families, Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services.

Respectfully submitted,
New York City Early Childhood Mental Health Strategic Work Group
Evelyn J. Blanck, Work Group Chair

This brochure was developed as part of the New York City's Citywide Oversight Committee of the Co-ordinated Children's Services Initiative in response to The New York State Children's Plan and was made possible with support through a grant from the Regional Technical Assistance Teams - Families Together in New York State.

The brochure is available on the New York Zero to Three Website at: http://www.nyzerotothree.org/

Evelyn J. Blanck
Associate Executive Director
New York Center for Child Development
328 East 62nd Street
New York, New York 10021
Phone:(212)752-7575 x303
Fax: (212)752-7564
ejblanck at msn.com<mailto:ejblanck at msn.com>


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