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Nadine Burke Harris is an American pediatrician and public health advocate. She founded the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco and served as California’s first Surgeon General.
Known for: The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
In this groundbreaking work, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris reveals how childhood adversity—such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction—can lead to lifelong health problems. Drawing on scientific research and her own clinical experience, she explains the biological mechanisms behind toxic stress and offers strategies for healing and resilience. The book bridges medicine, psychology, and public health to advocate for early intervention and trauma-informed care.
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Discovery of a Pattern
At first, the pattern emerged in whispers. I would see one patient struggling with asthma that didn’t seem to respond to medication, then another suffering from recurrent infections, then yet another whose learning difficulties could not be explained by any neurological condition we knew. When I loo...
From The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
The ACE Study
In my search for answers, I discovered a study that would forever change the way I practiced medicine: the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, or ACE Study, conducted by the CDC and Kaiser Permanente in the 1990s. It started with a surprising question—why were so many patients dropping out of weigh...
From The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
About Nadine Burke Harris
Nadine Burke Harris is an American pediatrician and public health advocate. She founded the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco and served as California’s first Surgeon General. Her work focuses on the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on long-term health and the importance of tr...
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Nadine Burke Harris is an American pediatrician and public health advocate. She founded the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco and served as California’s first Surgeon General. Her work focuses on the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on long-term health and the importance of tr...
Nadine Burke Harris is an American pediatrician and public health advocate. She founded the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco and served as California’s first Surgeon General. Her work focuses on the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on long-term health and the importance of trauma-informed medical care.
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Nadine Burke Harris is an American pediatrician and public health advocate. She founded the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco and served as California’s first Surgeon General.
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