Summit Notes: The Role of Nature in Reducing Childhood Trauma
October 4, 2007 – 3:26 pmConvener: Kythryn Carr Hurd
Participants: Diane Kozloski
Margie Ronning
Nature is profoundly healing.
Symbols from nature can be healing.
Nature play helps teach children safety.
Nature is a safe place to display anger and other emotions.
Linking Behavioral Health providers with outdoor activities…
Trauma takes many forms.
Develop Partnership between nature experts and clinicians.
Support co-activities for parents and children.
Develop specialty camps for children in child welfare who have been abused or neglected.
Next steps:
- Convene group to expand ideas
- Margie will take the lead to bring a group together in the next 6 weeks
- Discuss
–funding
–connections
–mental health experts
–nature and camp experts
