Understanding PTSD in Children

Nip in the Bud

What

PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Exposure to traumatic events is very common in young people. After a trauma, a child may feel distressed, tearful or in shock. In most cases, they will recover well with family support but if these feelings persist, they may have developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This film explains how to identify and help a child showing the symptoms of PTSD.

This is one of our information films but we've also included other films about PTSD and real-life experience films here on the Young Foundation platform.

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