Trauma-informed care is built on a holistic view that offers safety and compassion. It inspires hope, strength, relief, and enables people to make long-lasting change.
Many children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities. Chronic trauma can cause serious problems with learning and behavior.
Many children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities. Chronic trauma can cause serious problems with learning and behavior.
"Chronic trauma affects children’s memory, their ability to pay attention, plan, think things through, and other executive functions. Kids who have ADHD, as well as trauma, may be especially impaired in these skills."
“Identifying the symptoms of trauma in the children can help educators understand these confusing behaviors. And it can help avoid misdiagnosis, as these symptoms can mimic other problems, including ADHD and other behavior disorders."
“Another challenge to traumatized kids is that they develop the belief that they’re bad, and what’s happened to them is their fault. This leads to the expectation that people are not going to like them or treat them well."
"Children who have been neglected or abused have problems forming relationships with teachers. They’ve learned to be wary of adults, even those who appear to be reliable, since they’ve been ignored or betrayed by those they have depended on."
"Children from abusive homes are sometimes unable to participate in classroom activities because they are paralyzed by fear of making a mistake, and that can make them appear to be oppositional"
"Traumatized children often have trouble managing strong emotions. As babies and toddlers, children learn to calm and soothe themselves by being calmed and soothed by the adults in their lives. If they haven’t had that experience, because of neglect, that lack of a soothing, secure attachment system contributes to their chronic dysregulation."
EDUCATIONOngoing exposure to neglect, abuse, homelessness or violence causes learning and behavior problems in children. The obstacles to learning experienced by these children include:
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Using key trauma-informed principles, Bethel L.A. CDC’s behavioral health service providers address trauma-related prevention, intervention, and treatment issues to diagnose, support, and develop treatment plans for area youth.
Testing/Evaluation
School Support
Diagnosable Problems
Psychological
Target Audience: Youth 11-17
- Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Diagnosable Problems
- Academic Learning Disabilities
Psychological
- Attention/Social
Target Audience: Youth 11-17
Stress/Trauma Informed Counseling
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer.
Pandemic
Family Health
Financial issues
Target Audience: Youth 11-17
Pandemic
- Stress
- Social justice
- Economic
- Health
Family Health
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Heart, etc.
Financial issues
- Unemployment
- Food insecurity
- Unstable housing
Target Audience: Youth 11-17
Economic Development
Bethel Los Angeles Community Development Corporation partners with community-based organizations to disrupt poverty and empower youth and adults from low-resourced communities to create generational wealth through job creation, career exploration, vocation, and entrepreneurial ventures.
Youth
Adults
Programs & Services: Economic Development
Bethel Los Angeles Community Development Corporation partners with Operation Hope to provide residents of South Los Angeles with access to financial literacy, job, money management and homeownership training.
Youth
- Youth Financial Literacy
- Youth Entrepreneurship
- Youth Job Skills
Adults
- Credit and Money Management
- Homeownerships
- Small Business Development
- Employee Financial Wellness
Programs & Services: Economic Development
Bethel Los Angeles Community Development Corporation partners with Operation Hope to provide residents of South Los Angeles with access to financial literacy, job, money management and homeownership training.