Phila. Forum Highlights Growing Incidence of PTSD in City’s Children

Joanna Weill 3/20/144:00 AM

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Post-traumatic stress disorder, “PTSD,” is a malady commonly associated with war veterans.

But children living in Philadelphia’s most violent neighborhoods are showing signs of it, too.

Today, the US attorney in Philadelphia held a forum on the traumatic impact of violence.

Hundreds of professionals in the criminal justice, education, and social services fields attended the gathering, titled “Essentials of Trauma-Informed Care.”

Among the speakers was Dr. Sandra Bloom, co-director of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice (at right in photo below), part of the school of public health at Drexel University.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/phila-forum-highlights-growing-incidence-of-ptsd-in-citys-children/

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