Posted by Bonnie Bee, 2 min
Supportive School helps our communities with traumatized children.
Frequently I work with children who are facing traumatic experiences. These experiences range from a family’s difficult divorce, a family death, absent parents, parents who face addiction, or sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. I spend countless hours seeking out support services or programs to assist these children, frequently coming up empty-handed. A child’s tools to deal with these adult issues are non-existent without proper support. The lack of services in our community leaves traumatized children to fend for themselves. Even if the child has adult support, the adult often lacks the knowledge and support to guide their traumatized child. This invariable leads to a growing mental health crisis…