Children can be impacted by a traumatic experience in different ways. It could be through direct exposure to a traumatic incident, witnessing someone they love being
harmed, or any kind of meaningful loss.
Each child copes differently in response to a trauma. They may not have the language to express their complex feelings, and so their reactions to stress may not always be obvious.
Children may feel anxious, scared and vulnerable and may not have the ability to process or make sense of an event that is so different from their ordinary experience. This may impact their view of the world and their safety in it.
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