Dr. Julia Thompson: How children encode memory, fostering resilience, and potential outcomes after natural disasters

In this episode, Dr. Julia Thompson, an expert in child psychology talks to us about how children encode memories, how to foster resilience in children and she provides us with some insight on the recovery path for the Appalachian community after Hurricane Helene. Resources: Sesame Street: https://sesameworkshop.org/resources/ National Child Traumatic Stress Network: http://nctsn.org/ U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/ SAMSHA (Disaster Relief): The SBI or Strong BRAIN Institute, uses science related to both childhood adversity and building resilience to prevent or lessen the negative impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (or ACEs) on people’s lives. We want to promote awareness and the use of resilience informed procedures, policies, actions, and words. We are happy you are here.