Tag: exposing children to violence

Children exposed to trauma and violence threaten their adulthood

By the age of 17, 6 in every 10 South African children will undergo at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) – defined as stressful and potentially traumatic situations that occur during childhood and adolescence and threaten their safety, security, trust or bodily integrity.” Childhood trauma, says psychiatrist and member of SA Society of Psychiatrists […]

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