Recognizing and Responding to Adversity and Toxic Stress Among Native Children and Youth


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Date & Location
Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 12:00 AM - Friday, July 21, 2028, 11:59 PM

Overview

A Continuing Medical Education activity presented by the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing. This Native American Youth Mental Health ECHO didactic session features a presentation by Steven Sust, MD and Shoshoni Gensaw-Hostler, MA, AMFT.

The information covered will discuss how social, behavioral, and economic factors shape lifelong health disparities. Explore therapeutic interventions for youth facing adversity and strategies to advocate for those experiencing toxic stress in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.


Registration

Release Date: July 22, 2025

Expiration Date: July 21, 2028

Estimated Time to Complete: 42 minutes

Registration Fee: FREE

Activity and Learning Materials
Click Begin (at the top) to launch the activity. This session is part of The Native American Youth Mental Health ECHO Project. To learn more about this project and find additional resources, please visit the NAYMH ECHO Project Website.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75 hours), AAPA Category 1 CME credits (0.75 hours), ACPE Contact Hours (0.75 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (0.75 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (0.75 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.75 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Adolescent Medicine, Family Medicine & Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professions - Fellow/Resident, Non-Physician, Nurse, Pharmacist, Physician, Psychologist, Registered Nurse (RN), Social Worker

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Describe how lifelong disparities are determined by social, behavioral and economic factors.
  2. List 3 practical therapeutic interventions working with youth presenting clinically with adverse experiences.
  3. Advocate for clients experiencing toxic stress in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Stanford Medicine designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 0.75 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. UAN: JA0000751-0000-25-014-H04-P.

For Pharmacists to Claim ACPE Credit: Pharmacists must submit to us their NABP e-Profile ID and Date of Birth for credit to be reported to CPE Monitor. If you wish to claim ACPE credit, please enter your NABP ePID# and Date of Birth in your CE Profile. Log in to Stanford's CME portal > My CE > Profile tile > Credentials > Select NABP ePID# from the drop down and enter your ID number. Please also enter your Date of Birth (month and day) in your profile under Basic Information.  The field will appear when you select your Profession as Pharmacist.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.75 ANCC contact hours.  

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) - Enduring Materials 
Stanford Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This enduring activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 06.11.28. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 


Additional Information

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

References

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