Trauma and Children
My heart is filled with so much sadness and compassion about the gun violence in our country. It is something that I cannot fully comprehend, and it is getting worse, not better. Most children will experience some form of trauma, whether it is natural disaster, domestic violence, death of a friend or family member, or something like what happened in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. There are many layers to trauma and how it affects individuals and societies, and if you have children