Letters

NATA Day

June 19th marks National Attachment Trauma Awareness Day – a time for awareness of children having a difficult start in life. Many experienced early neglect or abuse and end up in foster care – some eventually are adopted by a new family. Some are orphans from faraway places, while others may have needed painful medical procedures or were separated from their parents for health reasons. Yet in nearly all cases, the lasting effects of trauma remain easily misunderstood by those outside the home. In fact, some children struggle with the impact of this early trauma throughout life.

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