Resilience The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope
Sponsor(s): CFM - Division of Community Health, Department of Community and Family Medicine (Duke CFM), and Duke University School of Nursing Student Council (DUSON Student Council)
Cost: Free
Research has recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by traumas during childhood caused by poverty, violence, abuse, and neglect. The new documentary Resilience, reveals that toxic stress can trigger hormones that cause negative effects in the brain and therefore in the body of children, putting them at a greater risk of serious diseases, homelessness, prison, and even a premature death.
Contact: Maria Padilla