Post on 08-May-2015
Children & Exposure to Trauma
Dr. Laura A. LewisUniversity at Buffalo School of Social Work
TRAUMA IS VERY COMMONAmong Children in the United States
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009), trauma exposure for children, including maltreatment and victimization, is prevalent.
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For example, 60% of children have experienced victimization in the previous year (Finkelhor et al., 2009).
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7 Million children are exposed to intra-familial violence each year (McDonald et al., 2006)
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Exposure to trauma has long-lasting effects for children.
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The dominant approach...
...has been to focus on symptoms, i.e. “Medical Model”
...and not on addressing societal conditions.
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Building Resources & Resiliency
Safe and Supportive Schools
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