“What’s the science behind how early adversity gets under our skin, and how do we use that to come up with solutions?” – Dr.Nadine Burke Harris
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Pediatrician, advocate, mom & CEO/Founder of the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) in San Francisco, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, was raised in Palo Alto, California by parents originally from Jamaica. With degrees from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Harvard, Dr. Burke Harris left her residency at Stanford to open the Center for Youth Wellness in Bayview Hunter’s Point in SF. She and the center have earned international acclaim for work linking the physical ailments of low-income children to childhood stress and traumatic experiences.
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Her now viral TedTalk video, “How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime,” which has reached over 1.6 million views.
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To learn more on Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, and her groundbreaking work at CYW, visit www.DrNadineBurkeHarris.com