Impact of Childhood Trauma

The negative effects of childhood trauma and/or adverse childhood experiences on educational attainment, health, and other issues have been well documented. As we learn more about how trauma makes physical changes to the brain, we are becoming better at dealing with it and, to a degree, helping to reverse it.

Learn more from the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services about Childhood Trauma and how it relates to Foster Care:

• Reasons Youth Come Into Foster Care

• Managing Behavioral Issues