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Expert body launches to support childhood trauma

An appeal for an ‘energetic and sustained’ response to childhood trauma has been launched today (Thursday) by the UK Trauma Council (UKTC), a new and independent expert body.

In ‘Beyond the pandemic: Strategic priorities for responding to childhood trauma’ the UKTC identifies three ways in which the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting on the experience of childhood trauma:


The UKTC is a multi-disciplinary group bringing together 22 leading experts in research, policy and practice, hosted and supported by the Anna Freud Centre. It aims to drive positive change in the care and support provided to children and young people who have been exposed to different forms of traumatic event – including single incidents, as well as abuse and neglect.

The UKTC believes that the consequences for those affected by the pandemic may be profound and lifelong, unless there are clear UK-wide responses which seek to support children and young people.

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