Understanding Complex Trauma - a guide for young people
A guide from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network on complex trauma.
This guide is designed to help young people make sense of complex trauma. It can also be used for younger children for an adult to assist in conversations about their traumatic experiences.
It explores the impact of trauma on beliefs about self, feelings, body signals, thoughts, relationships and beliefs about the future. It looks at harmful and healthy coping strategies.