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>> INNER-CITY VIOLENCE IS RIPPING AP4@ART SOME OF THE MAJ
METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. D.C. IS ONE OF THE MAJOR
BATTLEGROUND.
BATTLEGROUND. WE ARE 7 1/2 MONTHS THROUGH
THIS4@ YEAR, AND OUR CITY HAS
SEEN 105 HOMICIDES.
THINK ABOUT THOSE 105 PEOPLE
FOR A SECOND, AND THEN HOW MANY
OTHERS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS,
COWORKERS, CLASSMATES, HOW MANY
OF THEM HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY
AFFECTED BY THOSE KILLINGS?
AND OF THEM, HOW MANY WERE
KIDS?
KIDS?
KIDS? HOW
KIDS? HOW DO WE QUANTIFY OR ESTABLISH
THE EM4@OTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGIC
TRAUMA THAT VIOLENCE IS HAVING
ON OUR KIDS.
WITHIN THE LAST YEAR 10-YEAR-OLD
MAKIYAH WILSON WAS SHOT AND
KILLED UNDERWAY TO BUY ICE
CREAM IN NORTHEAST D.C. SHE WAS
A FIFTH 4@GRADER . NOT EVEN4@ T
MONTHS AGO, 11-YEAR-OLD KARON
BROWN WAS MURDERED VERY DISPUTE
ON WHERE TO SELL GATORADE.
HARD ENOUGH A FULL GROWN ADULTS
ON WHERE TO SELL GATORADE. HARD ENOUGH A FULL GROWN ADULTS@
TO COMPREHEND THIS VIOLENCE,
BUT WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR THE
CLASSMATES AND 4@FRIENDS OF
MAKIYAH AND KARON BROWN?
SOME OF OUR NATIONS TOP LEADERS
ACKNOWLEDGED DISEASE TO BE
LOOKED UP.
LOOKED UP. THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
HELD HEARINGS LAST MONTH AND
TODAY THE CONVERSATION
CONTINUED IN BALTIMORE.
WE FOUND OUT MORE ABOUT THE
4@
4@ UNITED
4@ UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE
WILL FALL.
WILL FALL. >> Reporter: REPRESENTATIVE
ELIJAH CUMMINGS HELD A FORM IN
BALTIMORE CITY WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT HEALTH OFFICIALS ON
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, WHAT THEY ARE
CALLING A HEALTH EPIDEMIC.
>> SADLY, WHAT IS HAPPENING
TODAY WE SEE QUITE
>>
>> Reporter: THE BALTIMORE CITY CEO AND POLICE COMMISSIONER AND
HEALTH EXPERTS AT THE CHILDHOOD
TRAUMA SAY INPUTS KIDS ON TRACK
FOR VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION.
>> THE AC4@CESS TO HANDGUNS AND
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS. OUR CHILDREN ARE OUT THERE WHO
ARE ALREADY TRAUMATIZED, NOW
TRAUMATIZING OTHER CHILDREN.
>> TEACHERS, MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS, OUR CHILDREN
DESERVE MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS, NOT TEACHERS
ALSO 4@TRYING TO.
>> CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IS A PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS, SO THE MORE WE
CAN PREVENT, CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND THEN
ADDRESS IT AND PROVIDE
STRATEGIES FOR HELPING KIDS
COPE WHO A BEEN EXPOSED TO
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, THE BETTER
OFF WE WILL 4@ALL BE.>>>4@ THIS
A STORY THAT IMPACTS TOO MANY
OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
OBVIOUSLY, NOT JUST THE
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. LET'S ADD ANOTHER LAYER.
SET ASIDE VIOLENCE FOR SUGGEST
A SECOND, HOW THE KIDS THAT ARE
DEALING WITH RACISM?
OUTWARD IN-YOUR-FACE RACISM,
AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM THAT
IS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR AMERICANS
TO DISMANTLE.
TO DISMANTLE. A NEW REPORT IS EXAMINING 4@THE
EFFECTS OF RACISM 4@ON KIDS.4@
THE CO-AUTHOR OF THAT REPORT IS
A PEDIATRI4@CIAN AND MEDICAL
DIRECTOR OF THE HOWARD COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THANKS FOR COMING IN AND
TALKING WITH US ABOUT THIS.
YOUR REPORT DOCUMENTS THE LINKS
BETWEEN RACISM AND 4@HEALTH
PROBLEMS THAT OUR KIDS ARE
HAVING.
HAVING.
HAVING. KIDS AS THEY GROW INTO ADULTS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE?
>> A LOT OF THOSE LINKS, WE
KNOW THAT RACISM IS ONE OF THE
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
WE ARE FINDING THAT THE LEAK IS
REALLY DUE TO THE EXPOSURE VERY
EARLY, EVEN IN UTERO, THAT IT
CAN HAVE A 4@LONG-TERM EFFECT
BECAUSE OF STRESS HORMONES, 4@
ESPECIALLY CORTISOL THAT CAN
LEAD TO INFLAMMATION AND
PREDISPOSE THEM TO CONDITIONS
LIKE HEART DISEASE, DIABETES,
DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. >> THIS IS A NEW 4@TYPE OF STUD
THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN 4@DONE
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. HERE WE ARE 2019 AND THE STUDY,
THIS TYPE OF TO4@PIC HASN'T BEE
LOOKED AT YET.
WHY?
WHY?
WHY? >>
WHY? >> I
WHY? >> I WOULD SAY THAT, JUST GOING
WHY? >> I WOULD SAY THAT, JUST GOING@
BACK A BIT, IT IS THE FIRST
STATEMENT OF RACISM BY THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS.
MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
RESEARCHED THE TOPIC OF RACISM
AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND
ADULTS4@, AS WELL 4@AS TEENAGER
BUT TO YOUR POINT, THIS IS THE
FIRST POLICY STATEMENT.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT NOW IS AN
OPPORTUNE TIME, ESPECIALLY
GIVEN 4@THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
POLITICAL AS WELL AS
ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES,
ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT ARE FACING MANY YOUNG
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> I JUST WANT TO ASK A
STRAIGHT OUT QUESTION REAL
QUICK.
QUICK.
QUICK. I
QUICK. I WANT TO KNOW FROM A 4@RACISM
AND HEALTH STANDPOINT, HOW FOR
INSTANCE, CALLING A BLACK CHILD
THE AND WORD FOR 4@INSTANCE, HO
THAT MANIFESTS ITSELF
PHYSICALLY INTO A HEALTH ISSUE.
>> IT DEPENDS.
A LOT OF THE ISSUES, THE HEALTH
EFFECTS WOULD BE ANXIETY AND
STRESS AS A RESULT OF THAT
DEROGATORY TERM.
DEROGATORY TERM. BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT
AS 4@NOT JUST A ONE TIME INSULT
IT IS USUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY SUBTLE.
IT IS WHAT KIDS ARE SEEING,
WILL KIDS ARE NOT SEEING.
THEY ARE NOT SEE THEMSELVES
PORTRAYED IN A 4@POSITIVE LIGHT
IN MEDIA, BOOKS, TELE4@VISION.
ALSO, PEOPLE MIGHT BE SAYING
THINGS THAT UNDE4@RMINE THEIR
PLACE IN THE WORLD.
>> SO THE AGGREGATION OF THEIR
EXPERIENCES.
EXPERIENCES. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. A CONTINUAL PROCESS.
NOT JUST ONE 4@INSULT, IT IS OV
A PERIOD OF TIME.
>> ONE THING I READ IN THE
REPORT I WILL QUOTE.
IT BLEW ME AWAY.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO
HAVE ONE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
TEACHER IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENROLL IN
COLLEGE THAN THEIR PEERS WHO DO
NOT HAVE AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
TEACHER.
TEACHER.
TEACHER. WHAT YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO?
>> THAT WE DON'T 4@HAVE ENOUGH
TEACHERS OF COLOR, AND WE TALK
ABOUT INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMATIC
RACISM, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHY
ARE THERE NOT ENOUGH TEACHERS
OF COLOR GOING INTO 4@THE FIELD
THAT IS 4@ONE AREA OF
INTERVENTION THAT NEEDS TO
OCCUR.
OCCUR.
OCCUR. THE OTHER THING TOO, IT SPEAKS
TO THE FACT THAT 4@THERE IS A
SOCIALIZATION WHERE WE TEACH
KIDS TO 4@LOVE THEMSELVES BASED
ON, 4@YOU KNOW, TO 4@APPRECIATE
THEMSELVES NO MATTER WHAT
PEOPLE MIGHT SAY ABOUT THEIR
RACE.
RACE.
RACE. AND
RACE. AND HAVING A TEACHER THAT LOOKS
LIKE YOU HELPS YOU CR4@EATE THA
AND HAVING A TEACHER THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU HELPS YOU CR4@EATE THA@
SENSE OF WELL-BEING, AND YOU
SEE SOMEONE THAT IS ACHIEVING,
AND YOU CAN SORT OF SEE
YOURSELF IN THAT 4@POSITION.
>>4@4@ I CAN TALK ABOUT THIS TH
ENTIRE SHOW, BUT UNFORTUNATELY
WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.
THIS IS A CO4@NVERSATION THAT
PARENTS AND PEDIATRICIANS NEED
TO HAVE TOGETHER.
I KNOW THE PURPOSE OF YOUR
REPORT IS TO ENLIGHTEN
PEDIATRICIANS AROUND THE
COUNTRY AND GET THEM TO COME UP