Substance use and trauma are intrinsically linked, with other mental health disorders often co-occurring with substance use disorder. Join us for an important discussion on how trauma informed practice is an important piece to include in your work on the ground.

Resources

• Dr Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

Related Readings

• The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris M.D.

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

• The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz