What Is Child Traumatic Stress?
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Child traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events or traumatic situations that overwhelm their ability to cope. Click here to read more.What Is Child Traumatic Stress? (2003) (PDF)
Before we discuss what is meant by a traumatic experience or traumatic stress, let's think about how we recognize and deal with danger. Dangers can become traumatic when they threaten serious injury or death. Click here to read more.
>En Español: Entendamos el estrés traumático infantil (PDF)
This brochure condenses the material in the 'Understanding Child Traumatic Stress' webpage and presents it in an easily printable format. We live with dangers every day. As children and adolescents grow up, they continually learn about different types of dangers. We are always looking for ways to make our lives safer. However, traumatic experiences sometimes happen, both within and outside the family.
Questions & Answers about Child Traumatic Stress
Network experts answer questions about child trauma and its treatment.