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Understand adverse childhood experiences and how they influence long term wellbeing and development

The Anna Freud NCCF channel has this video on ‘Childhood trauma and the brain’ from the UK Trauma Council. It provides a general introduction to what happens in the brain after children face traumatic experiences in childhood, like abuse and neglect.

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Reading Materials

‘Adverse childhood experiences and its lifelong consequences’ from The Inquisitive Mind website
‘Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)’ from Public Health Scotland
‘Developmental Trauma and Applied EEG Neuroscience’ from the Brain Train UK
‘The developing brain and adverse childhood experiences’ from the PACEs Connections website
‘Adverse childhood experiences and the developing brain’ from the website of the National Centre for Mental Health
‘7 ways childhood adversity changes a child’s brain’ from the Aces Too High website.

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Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to read ‘Trauma to the brain – The limbic system’ from the Pivotal Education website to learn more about the effects of trauma on the limbic system.
This report from the Early Intervention Foundation is called ‘Adverse childhood experiences: What we know, what we don’t know and what should happen next’.
‘Adverse childhood experiences, resilience and trauma informed care: A public health approach to understanding and responding to adversity’ was produced by the Highland NHS’s Director of Public Health.

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