The Policy Implications of the Biology of Trauma

dc.contributor.advisorTichenor, Daniel
dc.contributor.advisorGash, Alison
dc.contributor.advisorMunger, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorKordahl, Rose
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-12T20:28:20Z
dc.date.available2022-07-12T20:28:20Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractModern research has revealed one of the greatest public health crises in the United States: the epidemic of toxic stress in childhood. Physicians have found that significant exposure to toxic stress through Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) increases the risk of seven out of the ten leading causes of death in the US. To address this public health crisis, policy is uniquely equipped to prevent toxic stress and ACEs before they occur and create support services for those affected. However, a disconnect remains between scientific research and policy. Through a survey of existing literature on toxic stress and U.S. policy and two expert interviews, I aim to identify the implications of medical research on creating trauma-informed policy responses to the toxic stress epidemic in the U.S. By identifying specific areas of policy that should be utilizing research on toxic stress, this project intends to demonstrate how science can help inform modern policy.en_US
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1568-3911
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27356
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.subjectIncarcerationen_US
dc.subjectPolicyen_US
dc.subjectAbuseen_US
dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleThe Policy Implications of the Biology of Trauma
dc.typeThesis/Dissertation

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