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Childhood trauma: Why trauma informed care matters?

Life is not always a bed of roses. Bad things happen as a child grows up. Parents separate or divorce. Children get bullied in school. Chronic illness. Death in the family. Natural disasters like the earthquakes, tsunami or even the pandemic. Some traumas destroy a home. Others destroy their sense of safety and well-being for instance; racial violence, community shootings or even substance abuse in the family.
And that is why, to know the basics about trauma informed care becomes even more relevant.