When caregivers provide their child with dependable and reliable information about his or her parent’s incarceration, they lay the foundation for developing resilience. The disclosure fosters a trusting relationship between the caregiver and child, creating a comfortable environment for the child to ask difficult questions while grieving his or her loss and adjusting to a new reality.

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DEVELOPING RESILIENCE

IN THE FACE OF CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES

ACEs ARE CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS THAT ARE LINKED TO THE LEADING CAUSES OF ADULT DEATH & DISEASE

Adverse Childhood Experience Arrow / KidsMates / Dr. Rosemary Martoma

CHILDHOOD STRESS

ADDRESSING SIGNS OF STRESS OVERLOAD CAN PREVENT DAMAGE TO A CHILD'S DEVELOPING BRAIN & BODY

Acute Stress Response / KidsMates / Dr. Rosemary Martoma

RESILIENCE

RESILIENT CHILDREN CAN TRANSFORM TOXIC STRESS INTO

POSITIVE OUTCOMES

Adverse Childhood Experience / ACE/ Toxic Stress / Resilience / Tolerable Stress / Childhood Trauma / KidsMates / Dr. Rosemary Martoma

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

DISCOVER HOW THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH WE LIVE, WORK & PLAY AFFECT
OUR LIFELONG HEALTH & WELLBEING

Social Determinants of Health / KidsMates / Dr. Rosemary Martoma

STRUCTURAL RACISM

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RACE AT AN INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL

KEY EXAMPLE: PARENTAL INCARCERATION

Black Americans have a 1 in 4 risk of having a parent incarcerated during their childhood,

seven times the risk of white Americans.

Children of Incarcerated Parents / Parental Incarceration / Incarcerated Family Member / Incarcerated People / American Incarceration / American Epidemic / Black Lives Matter / Colored Lives Matter / Racial Inequity / KidsMates

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CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019

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LATEST RESEARCH SUGGESTS SEVERE COVID-19 OUTCOMES FOR

RACIAL & ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE LINKED TO STRUCTURAL RACISM

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