Building Resilience: Remarks from Nadine Burke Harris

Traumatic childhood events like abuse and neglect can create dangerous levels of stress and derail healthy brain development, resulting in long-term effects on learning, behavior and health. A growing network of leaders in research, policy and practice are leading the way in preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mitigating their impact by building resilience. In this video, Nadine Burke Harris, CEO and founder for the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, says that ACEs and toxic stress is the next massive public threat.