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Self-Care Skills and Strategies for Foster Parents

By The Annie E. Casey Foundation — 2017

Helping children heal from abuse or neglect is rewarding but hard. Like the children in their care, kin and foster parents need to find ways of experiencing strong feelings without becoming overwhelmed.

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The Second Assault

Victims of childhood sexual abuse are far more likely to become obese adults. New research shows that early trauma is so damaging that it can disrupt a person’s entire psychology and metabolism.

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Olga Khazan
2015
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Fariha Róisín Turns Personal Trauma into Narratives of Cultural Resistance

Document takes you inside Róisín’s home as she talks beauty, recovery, and navigating cultural shame.

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Meetra Javed
2020
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What Is Generational Trauma? Here’s How Experts Explain It

Experts are learning more about who is vulnerable to it, and how it manifests in families and communities.

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Claire Gillespie
2020
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‘It Never Stops Shaping You’: The Legacy of Child Sexual Abuse – And How to Survive It

Child sexual abuse is frighteningly common and hugely damaging. But a new project is collecting survivors’ stories – and revealing what is needed to heal

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Gabby Hinsliff
2018
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The Drama of the Gifted Child: Part 2

Childhood trauma has an effect on adult mental illness

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Marilyn Wedge
2018
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Self-Care After Trauma

Self care is about taking steps to feel healthy and comfortable. Whether it happened recently or years ago, self care can help you cope with the short- and long-term effects of a trauma like sexual assault.

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