The Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative: A School-based Mental Health Initiative
By Martha Staeheli, Ph.D. Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health Trauma and Children Joanna’s experience is not unusual; one of every four children have experienced a trauma before the age of four, and by the time children are 18, almost 60% will have experienced at least one traumatic event that may include sexual assault, physical and emotional violence, or bullying (CDC, 2014). Significant trauma exposure can interfere with cognitive development (Perry,