- Treatment from trauma specialists
- Support from family and friends can speed recovery
- Make them feel safe, respected and understood
- Give them a sense of trust and warmth
- Give them time to heal and mourn the losses
- Take care of health
- Establish daily routine
- Don't isolate them
- Through activities that make them breath deeply, perspire and laugh
*Extra information:
Emotional trauma could also be caused by:
-Single-blow and one-time events such as
- A horrible accident
- A natural disaster
- Violent attack
-Ongoing, relentless stress, such as
- Living in a crime-ridden neighborhood
- Struggling with cancer
-Unstable or unsafe environment
-Separation from parents
-Sexual, physical, or verbal abuse
-Domestic violence
-Serious illness
-Neglect
-Bullying
-Intrusive medical procedures
Credits:Yi Ling and Ya Wen