PTSD is a complex disorder that is often caused by experiencing or witnessing trauma

TF-CBT, or Trauma- Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a therapeutic intervention designed to help children, adolescents, and their parents

If you have someone in your life that is struggling with PTSD, be patient and kind.

Today is National PTSD Awareness Day.

While symptoms of PTSD can overlap between gender and age, it’s important to recognize that there are often distinct differences in how those symptoms can present.

PTSD triggers may be all around you. Being mindful, and recognizing what seems to be triggering, is a great way to start your healing process.

According to the American Psychological Association, “women are twice as likely to develop PTSD, experience a longer duration of posttraumatic symptoms and display more sensitivity to stimuli that remind them of the trauma.

It’s important to know that children and teens are more vulnerable to being traumatized by accidents, pandemics, violent crime, or other disasters.

Children and teens with PTSD feel a lot of emotional and physical distress when exposed to situations that remind them of the traumatic event.

PTSD is more common than you think, and can be caused by anything that the mind finds traumatic.