Seminar focuses on treating youth trauma
When a child is experiencing traumatic stress, the reactions can interfere with the child’s daily life and their ability to function and interact with others.
At no age are children immune to the effects of traumatic experiences. Even infants and toddlers can experience traumatic stress, experts say.
Oftentimes, youth experiencing abuse have difficulty defining what a safe home means to them. A training curriculum was developed under the Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth in Montana which took six years for development and was funded by the Office of Victims of Crime. Four states -- Illinois, Montana, Ohio and Virginia -- were selected in a competitive process to participate in planning and implementing reforms.
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