Forms of Abuse
Intentional acts causing injury or trauma by way of bodily contact.
What is Physical Abuse.
Flashbacks, nightmares, and/or uncontrollable thoughts about a past traumatic event.
What is PTSD.
Beneficial stress, usually associated with a feeling of fulfillment and achievement, rather than anxiety.
What is Eustress.
This form of treatment is performed by having an intervention with both children and families who have been exposed to multiple incidents and/or prolonged traumatic stress.
What is Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competence or (ARC).
Where teens can look to find information, help, and answers to questions on sexual abuse.
This form of abuse usually take place between a child and an adult, in which the child is used for the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator.
What is Sexual Abuse.
This types of trauma occurs when an individual intentionally employs violence or aggression, in the home to family members, most often affecting a past or current spouse.
What is IPV or Domestic Violence.
Short lived stress that intense but usually children are able to overcome.
What is Tolerable Stress.
This type of treatment is an intervention model for children between the ages of less than 1 years old up to 5 years old, who have experienced at least one traumatic event, as well as children who are experiencing mental health problems or attachment issues, which also includes PTSD.
What is Child-Parent Psychotherapy or CPP.
Where you can call to discuss issues related to domestic violence, available 24/7/365, also available to chat online.
What is the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Failure on the part of the parent(s) or guardian(s) to provide necessary care for the children they are responsible for.
What is Neglect.
This type of trauma generally refers to traumatic experiences that occur to children between the ages of less than 1 years old up to 6 years old.
What is Early Childhood Trauma.
Stress that is a result of prolonged exposure to intense adverse experiences.
What is Toxic Stress.
This form of treatment is a multi-modal, assessment based treatment aimed at treating adolescents who have experienced complex trauma.
What is the Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma for Adolescents or ITCT-A.
Where children, adolescents, or parents/family members can access information, find psychiatrists or other mental health doctors, and have questions answered regarding sexual, emotional, and physical abuse.
What is the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
The non-accidental verbal or symbolic acts by the parent(s) or guardian(s) which result in or could result in significant psychological harm to the child.
What is Emotional Abuse.
This type of trauma is related to war or the persecution within one's homeland that may affect their mental and physical health for extended periods of time.
What is Refugee Trauma.
Stress that occurs form short lived, positive events.
What is Positive Stress.
This form of treatment is a group treatment designed to improve the emotional, social, academic, and behavioral functioning of adolescents exposed to repeated interpersonal trauma, as well as other forms of trauma.
What is Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress or SPARCS.
Where children, adolescents, or adults can report child abuse.
What is Child Protective Services, Local Law Enforcement, Childwelfare.gov, and many others.
excessive drug or alcohol use during pregnancy, which can result in deformations, mental impairment, and other issues during development.
What is Physical Abuse.
This type of trauma refers to children’s exposure to multiple traumatic events, along with long-term effects of this exposure.
What is Complex Trauma.
Stress that occurs when children or adolescents are exposed to traumatic events or situations that result in an inability to cope with their experience(s).
What is CTS.
This type of treatment is designed to address all forms of childhood trauma that incorporates assessment triage and clinical trauma treatment.
What is the Assessment-Based Treatment for Traumatized Children: Trauma Assessment Pathway or TAP.
Where youths or adults can learn about prevention and receive help about child abuse.
What is Childhelp.org, NCTSN.org, AACAP.org, as well as many others.