Nearly half of U.S. kids exposed to traumatic social or family experiences during childhood
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 16:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Nearly half of all children in the United States are exposed to at least one social or family experience that can lead to traumatic stress and impact their healthy development – be it having their parents divorce, a parent die or living with someone who abuses alcohol or drugs – increasing the risk of negative long-term health consequences or of falling behind in school, suggests new research.