Child and Family Wellness Forum: Raises awareness on the plaguing realities of child trauma

There are more than 20 million abused, neglected and traumatized children in the US according to the Child Trauma Academy. This prevalent problem was addressed by three experts in the field of child trauma at the first annual Child and Family Wellness Forum held February 29, 2008 from 8am to 12pm at the Holiday Inn in San Jose.


Experts Victor G. Carrion, M.D. – Early Life Stress Research Program, Stanford University; Patricia Van Horn, Ph.D., J.D. – Child Trauma Research Project, UC San Francisco and Chandra Ghosh Ippen Ph.D. – Child Trauma Research Project, UC San Francisco presented their research and clinical experiences on the powerful effects of trauma on a child’s brain, the linkage between trauma and culture and best practice interventions. This forum was moderated by John Stirling, Jr., M.D- Medical Director, Center for Child Protection Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

Attendees came from many professions from public officials, judges, physicians, and leaders in the early care and education field; to executive directors of community organizations, business leaders, foundations/grant-makers, and leaders of county social services, public health, and mental health departments.

“This forum is an important milestone for FIRST 5 because it resonates our principle that we do everything on evidence based practice. This is only the beginning stage,” said Jolene Smith, Executive Director, FIRST 5 Santa Clara County.

Click here for detailed bios of expert speakers and PowerPoint presentations from this forum.

Dr. Victor Carrion
Biography
Research Article
Pediatrics Official Journal 2007

Dr. Patricia Van Horn
Biography
Presentation

Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen
Biography
Presentation

Dr. John Stirling
Biography