New Trauma Checklist for Lawyers and Legal Advocates

"According to the National Survey on Children’s Exposure to Violence, most of our society’s children are exposed to violence and trauma in their daily lives.  Each year, millions of children and adolescents in the United States are exposed to violence in their homes, schools, and communities.  Researchers have labeled children who have experienced seven or more types of victimization as “polyvictims.”  For many of these children, this exposure can have both short- and long-term effects.  Short-term effects include difficulty regulating emotions, challenges in cognitive development, behavior problems and attachment difficulties.  Long-term effects include a higher likelihood of adverse health outcomes, such as obesity, heart disease, and cancer (Felitti et al., 1998)...."

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