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A Call to Action: Reducing Toxic Stress During Pregnancy and Early Childhood

A Call to Action: Reducing Toxic Stress During Pregnancy and Early Childhood Since the 1990s, Vincent Felitti's team has published results of research on Adverse Childhood Experiences, illuminating the relationship between adverse events in childhood and a lifetime of physical and mental health disparities (Felitti et al., ). The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine ( ) report, “From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development,” set forth a national agenda to reduce health disparities through early childhood intervention. Subsequent research has revealed the impact of adversity and toxic stress at even earlier stages of fetal development (Bock, Rether, Groger, Xie, & Braun, ; Gluckman, Hanson, Cooper, & Thornberg, ; Shonkoff, Boyce, & McEwen, ). The importance of addressing toxic stress during pregnancy and early childhood is gaining national attention and momentum. In 2014, the American Academy of Nursing identified toxic stress in childhood as a top priority for improving the health of populations (Mason & Cox, ). Nurses are called to action to safeguard the health and potential of children through the reduction of toxic stress exposures for mothers and children. Why is this body of research important to psychiatric nurses, and how can we contribute to this national effort? The aim of this column is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursin G Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
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1073-6077
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10.1111/jcap.12106
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25865701
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Since the 1990s, Vincent Felitti's team has published results of research on Adverse Childhood Experiences, illuminating the relationship between adverse events in childhood and a lifetime of physical and mental health disparities (Felitti et al., ). The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine ( ) report, “From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development,” set forth a national agenda to reduce health disparities through early childhood intervention. Subsequent research has revealed the impact of adversity and toxic stress at even earlier stages of fetal development (Bock, Rether, Groger, Xie, & Braun, ; Gluckman, Hanson, Cooper, & Thornberg, ; Shonkoff, Boyce, & McEwen, ). The importance of addressing toxic stress during pregnancy and early childhood is gaining national attention and momentum. In 2014, the American Academy of Nursing identified toxic stress in childhood as a top priority for improving the health of populations (Mason & Cox, ). Nurses are called to action to safeguard the health and potential of children through the reduction of toxic stress exposures for mothers and children. Why is this body of research important to psychiatric nurses, and how can we contribute to this national effort? The aim of this column is

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursin G – Wiley

Published: May 1, 2015

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