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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Erscheinungs­datum: 2.4.2026, 14:00:00