Pandemic Challenges, 4

 

Pandemic Challenges, 4

 Dr. McLaughlin, one pf the researchers, reportedly said: “The fact that we see such consistent evidence for faster aging at such a young age suggests that the biological mechanisms that contribute to health disparities are set in motion very early in life. This means that efforts to prevent these health disparities must also begin during childhood . . . A critical next step is determining whether these psychosocial interventions might also be able to slow down this pattern of accelerated biological aging. Mental health treatments may help to reduce the detrimental effects of early abuse and violence. If this is possible, we may be able to prevent many of the long-term health consequences of early-life adversity.” What each individual can do is to become a committee of one to do everything in his or her power to protect children from deprivation, violence, abuse, and trauma.