Trauma-informed_Toolkit

The Trauma-informed Toolkit, second Edition●●●●●●●●●●Impacts brain developmentImpacts attachmentTrauma involved an individual close in relationship (i.e.,parent, caregiver, person in position of authority)Profoundly disruptiveImpacts all relationships of individualThose who have fewer traumatic experiences and were able toaddress the impact of the event either at the time it occurredor sometime later, will be closer to the lower end of thecontinuum. As the frequency and duration of traumatic eventsincreases, so do the negative impacts and symptoms. Whenchildren experience trauma and their caregivers address itshortly after it occurred, the likelihood of developing PTSD islower.Complex PTSD is at the far end of the continuum and ischaracterized by a history of severe, long-term trauma thatusually includes exposure to caregivers who were cruel,inconsistent, exploitive, unresponsive or violent. People whohave experienced trauma struggle with more chronic selfdestructivebehaviours like self-harm, substance abuse andsuicidal behaviours.34