Acknowledging Systemic Traumas

  • Aileen Fullchange
Child sits on beach, facing water with birds
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In honor of National Foster Care Month, the White House issued a proclamation recognizing many youth in foster care “carry lasting physical and emotional scars from trauma.” One seminal study on trauma is the ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) study conducted by Kaiser Permanente in 1995. The original ACEs questionnaire asked participants 10 questions assessing trauma […]

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Aileen Fullchange

Aileen Fullchange, Ph.D., is a licensed Taiwanese-American psychologist who works at the crossroads of psychological well-being, education and equity as a clinician and speaker who serves diverse teens, individuals, couples and families on Caddo, Witchta and Comanche land in Dallas, Texas. She is also a Public Voices Fellow of the OpEd Project.

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