When a child feels intensely threatened by an event he or she is involved in or witnesses, we call that event a trauma. There is a range of traumatic events or trauma types to which children and adolescents can be exposed.| The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Childhood trauma is a dangerous or frightening event that a child between the ages of infancy and 18 years of age experiences personally or witnesses.| Bridges to Recovery
It's distressing to recognize that your partner may have complicated grief disorder. But this awareness is an important first step toward recovery when you can see the value of reaching out for help in a professional treatment setting. Here, they can process their grief and pain while opening up to the future.| Bridges to Recovery
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