PARTNERS Program Serves Children, Parents
and Communities Suffering From Trauma-Related Stress
January 16, 2009
More than 25 percent of children are exposed to some form of
trauma by their 18th birthday. Ten percent of youth are psychically
abused and approximately one-third of girls and one-ninth of boys
experience some form of sexual assault. A significant amount of
these children will develop post-traumatic stress symptoms and/or
depression.
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