Review the following AAP podcasts and blog posts by various subject matter experts on trauma-informed care.

Pediatrics On Call Podcasts

Coaching Families for Resilience, How Eviction Moratoria During the Covid Pandemic Affected Child Maltreatment – Episode 246

In this episode Gretchen Pianka, MD, MPH, FAAP, discusses her book on how pediatricians can build resilience in themselves and the caregivers they serve. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk to Liwei Zhang, PhD, about state-based eviction moratoria and child maltreatment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Episode 37 — Lighthouse Parenting: Building Resilience & Guiding Kids Through Failure

Dr. Ken Ginsburg joins host Dr. Bracho-Sanchez to explore lighthouse parenting. They discuss building resilience, coping with failure, equipping children with the skills to become successful adults, and the importance of taking a balanced approach to parenting.

Relational Health and Trauma-informed Care, Teens’ Understanding of Medical Jargon - Episode 244

In this episode Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP, and Heather Forkey, MD, FAAP, discuss the new AAP National Center for Relational Health and Trauma-informed Care. David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Jordan Marmet, MD, FAAP, and Aarabhi Rajagopal, MD, FAAP, about how medical jargon can be confusing for teens.

Expanding Trauma-informed Care, Countering Internalized Racism - Episode 168

In this episode Khadijia Tribié Reid, MD, MPH, FAAP, member of the AAP's Expert Leadership Team on Trauma-informed Care, says pediatricians already provide safe, stable and nurturing relationships to the families they treat. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk to Antwon Chavis, MD, FAAP, about his research on internalized racism.

Trauma Informed Care - Episode 82

In this episode AAP President-elect Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP, who co-wrote the policy statement and clinical report on trauma-informed care, explains why health systems need to teach workers at every level the best ways to communicate with families.

 

AAP Voices Blogs

Practicing HOPE in Trauma-Informed Care

Pediatricians are likely to be the first, and often only, professionals who encounter the nearly two-thirds of American children who have experienced trauma. Here’s one way to approach these situations.

Developing Trauma Informed Integrated Care

Using rom-com references, Dr. Heather Forkey shares important lessons learned through collaborating with mental health providers to provide trauma-informed care.

Pictures Speak: Helping Teens Capture Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Learn about a project aimed to better understand adolescent patients with depression using PhotoVoice, a research methodology that uses photography to empower participants to inform others and actively engage in decisions that affect their lives.

Increasing Parental Capacity through Relational Health

Just as children need safe, stable relationships free from blame and shame, so do their caregivers writes Khadijia Tribié Reid, MD, MPH, FAAP in this AAP Voices Blog.

Last Updated

05/14/2025

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American Academy of Pediatrics