complex trauma

A brief from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network aims to give policymakers updated information and perspectives about the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (CSEC). Based on a recent journal article, the brief looks at current findings and offers suggestions that could improve screening and treatment protocols for exploited youth.

I thought I spent most of my life suffering from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder), sleep disorder, a communication disorder, and other disorders commonly placed on the heads of foster children.