What Causes PTSD in Children?

What Causes PTSD in Children?

What Causes PTSD in Children? When adults think about what causes PTSD in children, most have an easy time coming up with a short list. Physical, sexual, and verbal abuse make the list. So do natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes....
Shouting PTSD Awareness from the Mountaintop

Shouting PTSD Awareness from the Mountaintop

Shouting PTSD Awareness from the Mountaintop In the small midwestern town where I grew up during the 1960s, the words cancer, pregnant, divorce, sex, and mental illness were always spoken in whispers, accompanied by dark looks,  furtive glances, and the covering of...
Childhood PTSD Resources

Childhood PTSD Resources

Childhood PTSD Resources June is PTSD Awareness Month, so today Different Dream is raising awareness about childhood PTSD. Also known as childhood developmental trauma, this type of PTSD is not as well known adult PTSD. But it is every bit as real as the grown up...