In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Frank Putnam, Professor of Psychiatry at UNC School of Medicine, about childhood trauma, focusing on the Female Growth and Development Study, a 35-year longitudinal, cross-sequential study of girls ages 6–15 with CPS-substantiated intrafamilial sexual abuse and a matched comparison group, followed across three generations with repeated psychological, medical, and biological assessments. Putnam describes how his early work on rapid shifts in mental state and dissociation led to studying abused children prospectively.
Time Topic
00:00 Welcome and Setup
01:51 Frank Putnam Intro
02:14 Path Into Trauma Research
05:51 Female Growth Study Overview
09:20 Key Findings and Aging
11:39 How Trauma Speeds Aging
14:41 Real World Impacts for Girls
17:19 Intergenerational Risk Cycles
21:51 What Builds Resilience
23:36 Roadblocks and Funding Fights
26:28 Fixing Child Protection Systems
29:38 NCTSN Origins and Impact
33:16 Policy Priorities and Validation
38:01 Closing Thoughts and Thanks
41:15 Podcast Outro
Resources
Clinician, Researcher, Advocate and Author - Frank W. Putnam, MD
Old Before Their Time: A Scientific Life Investigating How Maltreatment Harms Children and the Adults They Become - Kindle edition by Putnam, Frank W.. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
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