Childhood trauma can have a significant and long-lasting impact on a child's development that continues long into their adulthood. Due to the nature of abuse, it often goes unreported or is hidden from view, but some estimates suggest that about one in five children in the UK have experienced some form of maltreatment during childhood.
This shocking statistic shows the scale of the abuse and the devastating impact it has on individuals as they progress through childhood and into their adult life. It also underscores the importance of adopting a trauma-informed approach right across children's services, from schools to the care system, and of ensuring our approaches do not re-traumatise children, albeit unintentionally, by requiring them to tell their story repeatedly, for example.
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