From an article by Carol Gerwin: A growing body of scientific evidence about the power of severe childhood stress to weaken brain architecture and damage lifelong health is prompting leading pediatricians to call for a seismic shift in pediatric primary care.  

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which represents 60,000 physicians, is planning a comprehensive public health strategy to identify and reduce toxic stress in their youngest patients. They see this not only as a way to improve their patients’ health across the lifespan, but also as a means of improving the nation’s health—and economy. 

Full article here.