Trauma

This edition of Healing Hands presents an overview of one of the most pressing issues confronting homeless families and clinicians that serve them — the effects of domestic violence, abuse and neglect on young children. The following articles discuss conditions under which clinical interventions are warranted and report strategies used by HCH practitioners to prevent […]

Trauma — physical, sexual and emotional — is both a cause and a consequence of homelessness. Numerous studies conducted dur- ing the past decade identify domestic violence as a primary cause of homelessness in the United States, particularly for women and chil- dren, who now comprise approximately 40% of the homeless popula- tion. Between 22%