Long-Term Effects Of Trauma

“Trauma involves the experience of an event that is emotionally painful or distressful, which often results in the development of traumatic symptoms that have lasting mental and physical impacts” (Milne & Collin- Vézina, 2015). Most people have experienced trauma in one form or another and did not have any long-term effects from the situation; for example, starting high school was a traumatic event that did not create any long-term effects. On the other hand, there are several traumatic experiences that can create long-term effects, such as war. Another one of these experiences, which is much closer to home and not as famous in the social media world, is children who are involved in child protective services and placed in out-of-home placements. …show more content…
The study reports that children who experience a shelter as their first placement upon removal, are more likely to experience placement disruptions. Leon, Jhe Bai, Fuller, & Busching (2016) reported that older children, those with mental health concerns, physical disabilities, and to be of a racial/ethnic minority are at a higher rate of entering shelters and overall age was the defining factor as to length of stay; with children 12 and older reported staying more than 30 days. With the barriers of mental and physical disabilities, this thus leads to children going from a shelter placement to a group home placement, and never really being able to experience a family environment once removed from their original …show more content…
The main focus for children placed in out of home care was the ability to have contact with their biological family, comfort with out-of-home caregivers, and the experience of the local neighborhood and school. Children, when placed out of home, are not always placed with a foster family or “a stranger.” There are several children who are placed with relatives or close family friends. Children in these types of placements reported a high level of satisfaction of their caregiver. In terms of neighborhoods, there were no particular concerns about their neighborhoods, but showed high concern for school. Many children are moved from their school of origin and this in turn creates frustration with lack of attention in school and falling behind on their grades (there is a law in place (AB490) to help minimize this concerns, especially for children who are moved to several different placements). While in placements, children may also feel the pressures of remaining true to their parents and not building a relationship with their new caregiver, therefore, creating a new stress within the