Resources for Early Childhood Development
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Wounded Places
What happens to children and neighborhoods shaken by trauma and toxic stress? What does it take to heal?
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Trailer - Wounded Places
Wounded Places chronicles the stories of children shaken by violence and adversity and asks not “What's wrong with you?” but “What happened to you?"
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Adversity in Your Environment
When the ACE survey included questions about racism, safety and violence, researchers discovered that 37% of Philadelphians reported four or more ACEs.
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Suspended from Kindergarten?
In 2012, in Connecticut alone, almost 2,000 children 6 years and under—overwhelmingly black and Latino—were suspended from kindergarten and preschool.
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"Bad" Kids or Injured Kids?
Children who experience violence, neglect, hunger, housing insecurity, abuse and other serious trauma in their early years may experience PTSD-like symptoms, which makes healthy learning and development all that more challenging.
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Trauma Right Around the Corner
We know that people who’ve suffered trauma are often left not only with physical but also psychological injuries.
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All You Heard Was Pow-Pow-Pow-Pow
Children don't need to be injured to be hurt. Chronic stress, adversity and trauma can hurt them just as much.
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Violence is the Symptom of the Problem
Healing the hurt of young people begins with asking not, “What’s wrong with you?” but “What happened to you?”
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Discussion Guide - Wounded Places
Discussion Guide for Wounded Places (Episode 4)
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