if it s a family member, you are not keeping it a secret because you re afraid of embarrassing the family. the issue is that the child will suffer long-term consequences, and you too will suffer consequences because you are either, you re a victim yourself based on the past or you re sitting there harboring this piece of information, which is going to have a destructive impact on you. so, those things become very important to your getting the child help, your getting help for yourself, as dr. harris pointed out, and your setting things in motion where you can mobilize resilience by dealing with the issue directly. and, miss cain, you spoke of domestic violence, that you were a victim of domestic violence once upon a time. what do we tell women that are experiencing domestic violence? what should they be doing? well, getting to safety, and that s so easy for us to say, you know, and it s so hard when you re living with somebody and you depend on them financially or whatever th
dr. harris, what can parents do if their child has experienced trauma, whether it be bullying or some other type of trauma? i think the first thing that a mother or father needs to do certainly is to be willing to listen, but not to feel that this is a problem that needs to stay within the family and be solved within the family. you know, we live in a world of caring others. there are teachers. there are mentors. there are people in church and neighborhood communities. parents should reach out for help. don t sit with the pain of what you ve heard and feel that it is only on your shoulders to solve it. i think the other thing, especially for moms, that s really important is you have to read your own reaction to hearing what your child is telling you. your child s story may remind you of an unrevealed story of your own. so, if you start to remember things as you hear your child talk, the first thing you need to do is to get some help for your child because a mother who herself
a significant number have had traumatic experiences. so, if we re going to intervene in a positive way, we have to take into consideration, and the very strategies that allow us to take into consideration. but the most important part of it is the beginning, acknowledging the trauma that could have happened in that person s life. and dr. gillece, how do we screen for that? well, i think when you do trauma-informed care, i think what s really important too is to create environments of care that do no more harm. there are many different screenings that we can use for trauma. but i think, then, it s really important for those systems to be prepared to do something about it once we screen. can you tell us a little bit about which ones we re using? well, there s many different. there s many, many different trauma screens. we used to use everything from brief trauma screens to the ace study to short screens that are used to try to not retraumatize-for example, in jail-that just may
whether it s traditional mental health treatment or substance abuse treatment or a combination, or people who enter the criminal justice system, a significant number have had traumatic experiences. so, if we re going to intervene in a positive way, we have to take into consideration, and the very strategies that allow us to take into consideration. but the most important part of it is the beginning, acknowledging the trauma that could have happened in that person s life. and dr. gillece, how do we screen for that? well, i think when you do trauma-informed care, i think what s really important too is to create environments of care that do no more harm. there are many different screenings that we can use for trauma. but i think, then, it s really important for those systems to be prepared to do something about it once we screen. can you tell us a little bit about which ones we re using? well, there s many different. there s many, many different trauma screens. we used to use ev
it is care that recognizes that trauma is a very real possibility. when you take a look at the statistics and you find a lot of people who present for treatment, whether it s traditional mental health treatment or substance abuse treatment or a combination, or people who enter the criminal justice system, a significant number have had traumatic experiences. so, if we re going to intervene in a positive way, we have to take into consideration, and the very strategies that allow us to take into consideration. but the most important part of it is the beginning, acknowledging the trauma that could have happened in that person s life. and dr. gillece, how do we screen for that? well, i think when you do trauma-informed care, i think what s really important too is to create environments of care that do no more harm. there are many different screenings that we can use for trauma. but i think, then, it s really important for those systems to be prepared to do something about it onc