Faith and HOPE—Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences

Children’s brains respond to their experiences in long-lasting ways. experiences translate into brain structure changes, seen with advanced imaging. Children need strong relationships—safe, supportive environments; to be engaged with family and community; and to have emotional growth opportunities. This talk will explore how human development builds on faith practices: being in loving community, engagement in creating positive change, and celebrating lifecycle events.
Robert Sege, MD, PhD directs the Center for Community-engaged Medicine, teaches at the Tufts School of Medicine and at the Tufts Clinical & Translational Science Institute. He leads projects that support families—a new primary care model for infants in low-income communities (DULCE) and a new framework for working with children and families (HOPE). Bob has made extensive contributions to the prevention and treatment of child maltreatment and youth violence. (BS:Yale, PhD: MIT, MD: Harvard)

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