Facts about Trauma for Policymakers: Children's Mental Health

This research, from the National Center for Children in Poverty, looks at the role of trauma long- and short-term for children. Trauma not only can cause physical and emotional health conditions, but can cause difficulties in learning, ongoing behavior problems, impaired relationships, and poor social and emotional competence. Additionally, children exposed to trauma at a younger age are more vulnerable to problems related to brain development than older children.