Edutopia – Micere Keels
“As a researcher and professor at the University of Chicago, I have researched children’s exposure to violence in urban areas for more than two decades and know the impact it can have on youth. Kids who experience adverse childhood experiences like violence and chronic housing instability can be either hyperactive—unable to contain the anxious energy—or hypoactive—unable to muster the energy to engage. Trauma impacts a child’s brain and cognitive processes, making critical thinking and problem solving more difficult and emotional outbursts more likely.” (more)