In this episode of Creative Resilience, Dr. Briana speaks with Dr. Ernestine Briggs King, a licensed psychologist and leading expert in child traumatic stress with more than 25 years of experience. Dr. Briggs King shares insights from her work in the Department of Family and Community Interventions at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, including her involvement with the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress and a therapeutic foster care program serving trauma-exposed children across Maryland. She highlights the importance of community partnerships, workforce development, and creative strategies, including telehealth, technology, AI tools, and faith-based collaborations, to expand access to mental health services, reduce stigma, and strengthen trauma-informed care. At the heart of her approach are collaboration, innovation, and the belief that building authentic relationships among providers, families, and communities is essential to fostering healing and resilience.

https://www.kennedykrieger.org/patient-care/faculty-staff/ernestine-briggs-king

https://www.kennedykrieger.org/departments-medical-specialties/department-of-family-and-community-interventions