Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children and Youth
Date
2017
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.
Abstract
Healthy brain development is essential for
realizing one’s full potential and for overall wellbeing.
For children and youth who experience
child abuse or neglect and associated trauma,
brain development may be interrupted, leading to
functional impairments. Ongoing maltreatment
can alter a child’s brain development and
affect mental, emotional, and behavioral
health into adulthood. Frontline child welfare
professionals are in a unique position to
recognize developmental delays in children and
youth and provide appropriate support services.
This bulletin summarizes what you can do to
promote healthy brain development for this
vulnerable group of children and youth and put
families and service providers in touch with the
most effective, evidence-based interventions.
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brain development, child abuse, neglect, trauma
Citation
Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2017). Supporting brain development in traumatized children and youth. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.