RECORDED PRESENTATION:  https://ccp.zoom.us/rec/share/2Kr7ktuVcGebZG33lKHNUjw_IgvpQxpWe_Si9lOaWK...

PASSCODE:  9#eG85uy

Presenters: Laureen Tavolaro-Ryley

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Administrators

Join Zoom Meeting: https://ccp.zoom.us/j/91489933967

Learning Goals

Participants will be able:

• Develop a more comprehensive understanding of the detrimental impact of childhood trauma on physiologic and psychologic outcomes
• Understand the prevalence of trauma in our student population
• Develop an understanding of relationships between demographic characteristics, trauma, and depression in our student population
• Discuss next steps in mitigating the longer term impact of childhood trauma

Program Description
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) including those generated by family dysfunction and abuse, and those produced by the external community contribute to negative health and wellness outcomes. The detrimental effects of childhood trauma were documented in the foundational (ACEs) study, and subsequent research has examined the physical and emotional sequelae of exposure to trauma in many different populations. This study examined self-reported trauma and depressive symptoms in students at Community College of Philadelphia. Using a descriptive correlational design, and a convenience sample of students, trauma was measured using the conventional ACEs (family dysfunction, abuse, and neglect) and the expanded urban indicators (community instigated stress). Depressive symptoms were measured using the PHQ-9. The results indicated significant trauma and depressive symptoms in the sample of students (ACE µ3.59, Urban ACE µ 2.15, PHQ-9 µ 9.30). Adding childhood trauma to the inherent risks already documented in an urban community college population is an excess stressor. Please join in this discussion about what we know and how to move forward to provide the best outcomes for our students