LibGuides: Social Justice Forum- Resources for Context and Education: Black Maternal Health and Research on the Mental Health and Well Being of People of Color: Major Documents and Articles

Pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is one of the leading researchers and physicians in the area of trauma and its epigenetic impacts. In this seminal TED talk, Dr. Harris explains how trauma incurred in childhood carries ramifications for a person's whole life.

Major Documents and Articles

Impact of Toxic Stress on Individuals and Communities: A Review of the Literature
This report offers a summary of research concerning toxic stress and its effects on wellbeing, both physical and mental, and of the preventative and protective interventions that can lessen the negative effects of toxic stress.
Movement and Space: Creating Dialogue on Systemic Racism from the Modern Civil Rights Movement to the Present
This guide, prepared by the Souther Poverty Law Center, equips readers with strategies for holding formal dialogues how Black Americans have been restricted from moving in spaces and communities by systemic racism.
Apology to People of Color for APA’s Role in Promoting, Perpetuating, and Failing to Challenge Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Human Hierarchy in U.S.
The official apology and statement issued by the American Psychological Association for its role in perpetuating systemic racism, and "ensure reconciliation, repair, and renewal" throughout the field of psychology.
Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Impacts of Racism on the Foundations of Health
This study addresses the links between adversity, racism, and wellbeing, and recommends addressing structural and interpersonal racism in public health strategies to protect children from detrimental toxic stress.
Criminalized Survivors: Today's Abuse To Prison Pipeline for Girls
A report from Georgetown Law's Center on Gender Justice and Opportunity investigates the abuse-to-prison pipeline where girls, especially girls of color, who are subjected to abuse are then incarcerated for their actions. Suggestions for policy reform are made through a set of recommended principals to influence systemic change.
Examining the Epidemic of Working Parental Burnout and Strategies to Help
This survey, conducted by the Ohio State University, explore the rates of parental burnout in a post-pandemic parent population, and offers strategies and resource to lessen the detrimental effects of burnout on parents, caregivers, and those they care for.
Listening to Black Women and Girls: Lived Experiences of Adultification Bias
This report, from the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality's Initiative on Gender Justice and Opportunity, follows-up on earlier research concerned with the adultification of Black girls, an issue where Black girls are perceived as needing less care, comfort, and protection than other groups of girls, notably white.
Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood
A landmark study from Georgetown Law's Center on Poverty and Inequality showing that adults see Black girls as more adult and less innocent than their White counterparts.
Building Foundations of Health and Wellbeing in School: A Study of Restorative Practices and Girls of Color
This study examined the relationship between restorative practices based in school settings and protective health factors, finding that for girls of color, participation in such restorative practices had a positive effect on their overall wellbeing.
Masculinities and Male Trauma: Making the Connections
This report offers a view on trauma that is distinctly male, linking gendered violence to harmful codes and cultures of masculinity. Recommendations for trauma-informed interventions and policy changes are made to better address the unique circumstances of male trauma.

Imagining the Comprehensive Mattering of Black Boys and Young Men in Society and Schools: Toward a New Approach
[Note: due to copyright, this article is only available through the Trinity library]
This essay explores the idea of Black Boys mattering in social and education contexts, arguing that the limited scope of the imaginations of educators result in Black Boys being unable to realize their potential for mattering in terms of their humanity, talents, and worth.

Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America
A report from the Congressional Black Caucus that details the marked rise in Black youth suicide, which can go unnoticed compared to other racial groups, and offers recommendations for treating this inequity.
Hidden Pain: Children Who Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID-19 and What the Nation Can Do to Help Them
This report provides a framework for policymakers, educators, and leaders in assisting children who lost a caregiver to COVID, including clinical and economic interventions that address the unequal loss of a caregiver for children of color.
Trauma-Informed PBS Presents Social Support Strategies: Child Attachment Toolkit
This guide helps educators assist students experiencing trauma rebuild trust and connection to social support networks.
Trauma-Informed Care: Resources Guide (Crisis Prevention Institute)
This guide provides strategies for working with those affected by trauma to avoid re-traumatization and strength a practitioner's trauma-informed approach to interactions.
2022 Children’s Mental Health Report: Treating Symptoms of Trauma in Children and Teenagers
This report details different modalities and their appropriateness for use in trauma-affected youth populations.
DC Building Community Resilience Policy Network: Mobilizing for Equity
APA 2023 Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence
This advisory describes the iimpact of social media on adolescents' development while also addressing the inherent biases and potential risks of use, underscoring the need for context-specific approaches informed by research while acknowledging the gaps in understanding, especially concerning marginalized youth populations.
APA 2024 Follow-up: Potential Risks of Content, Features, and Functions: A Closer Look at How the Science of Social Media Affects Youth
A follow-up report from the APA exploring further recommendations for safety standards to lessen the potentially harmful impact of social mead on youth.
Social Media and Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory
In this report, the U.S. Surgeon General summarizes the current state of research concerning the positive and negative effects of social media use among children, and makes recommendations for policy makers, technology companies, and families to help manage the impact social media has on youth.

Family Instability in the Lives of American Children
The abstract explores the impact of family instability on child wellbeing, examining its causes, evaluating existing research, and recommending further research to better understand its effects on children's development.