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Supporting Young Children Who Experience Trauma [CHDI.org]

 

Young children are exposed to violence, abuse, and other forms of trauma and adversity at alarming rates. One national study found that 44% of all children aged 2-5 had experienced at least one potentially traumatic event.1 In Connecticut, 49% of all child abuse and neglect victims are under age 6, slightly higher than the national rate.2 It is estimated that more than 95,000 children under six in Connecticut have experienced trauma. Although Connecticut has made significant progress in creating trauma-informed child-serving systems, the majority of these efforts have focused on children aged seven and older.

[For more go to http://www.chdi.org/index.php/...ho-experience-trauma]

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