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Mental Health, Trauma, and Health Disparities Confronting Boys and Men from Communities of Color

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Resource Description

Features Dr. Wizdom Powell, an artist, Director of the Health Disparities Institute, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and Senior Consultant for the Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders at UConn Health, who has worked to reduce health disparities and promote wellness by boys and men from communities of color. During this segment, Dr. Powell will describe the impact of chronic exposure to developmental trauma on young Black men and share how intergenerational trauma has affected them, and their families and communities. She will highlight creative pathways that can be considered to promote healing.

Published in 2020

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