15. How Communities Can Foster Resilience

Communities and collective action are vitally important in maintaining and strengthening our mental health and resilience. In this episode, we hear from several experts on the essential role communities play in fostering resilience in children who experience stress and trauma.

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Learn more about our guest experts on this episode:

• Dr. Apryl Alexander

• Hernán Carvente-Martinez

• Jessica Feierman

• Dr. Viola Vaughan-Eden

• Karen Zilberstein

Explore resources mentioned in this episode:

• Healing Ninjas

• Brody, G., Yu, T., Chen, E., Miller, G., Kogan, S., & Beach, S. (2013). Is resilience only skin deep? Rural African Americans’ socio- economic status-related risk and competence in preadolescence and psychological adjustment and allostatic load at age 19. Psychological Science, 24(7), 1285–1293.

Watch highlights from the episode:

What role should the community play in fostering resilience?

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