According to the National Institute of Mental Health, childhood trauma is defined as:   “The experience of an event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful, which often results in lasting mental and physical effects.”

WHERE CAN I TURN FOR SUPPORT?

     
Bullying can tear a child apart - emotionally and physically - and may lead to childhood trauma.
     
It sometimes seems that our children grow numb to the violence and crime that besiege many communities.