In this video, you’ll learn just how much healthy connections and consistent relationships matter! Whether it’s your connection to yourself, your connection to others around you, or your connection to the world as a whole, the connections in your life are vitally important. You’ll also find out why human connection is so important to both your body and your brain and what can happen when trauma gets in the way of human connection.
Did you know that human connection is one of our 5 basic human needs? To learn more about the other 4 basic human needs, check out this video:
• The 5 Basic HUMAN Needs
Visit our website to learn more about how our family search and engagement platform makes life-changing connections for our most vulnerable: connectourkids.org
This video is a part of an ongoing series called All Connected: A Place for Belonging. Connect Our Kids designed this series in partnership with trauma therapists, child welfare and prison reform advocates with lived experience, and Octopie, a cutting-edge animation studio. Visit ConnectOurKids.org to learn how we are creating connection and belonging for vulnerable children, youth, and adults.
Narrated by Amanda Scott