Head Start and other early childhood programs play an important role in supporting children, families, and staff who have experienced trauma. They do this by adopting trauma-informed practices to help and understand people who have experienced trauma. Explore this collection of resources to learn how trauma affects young children and find strategies to reduce its effects in children and adults.
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