Care When It Counts: Establishing Trauma-Sensitive Care as a Preventative Approach for 0-3-Year-Old Children Suffering from Trauma and Chronic Stress.

ABSTRACT: Adverse childhood experiences are an important societal concern. Children aged 0-3 are particularly vulnerable to unpredictable chronic stress due to the critical period for brain development and attachment. Trauma-sensitive care is a preventative approach to reduce the burden of stressful experiences by committing to positive relationships. Professional caregivers are ideally placed to offer trauma-sensitive care; however, earlier research reveals that the tools they need to consciously apply trauma-sensitive care principles are missing. The current study organized living labs (co-creative research method) to present trauma-sensitive care as a preventative approach aimed at children aged 0-3. Two living labs were organized in Belgium and Hungary, where professional caregivers collaborated

SUBMITTER: Dierickx S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10297293 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature