SUMMARY OF WHAT WE KNOW

SUMMARY OF WHAT WE KNOW

•Violence exposure is especially associated with dramatic and extensive after-effects

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•Children’s trauma history is the strongest contributor to drug abuse in adolescence

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•Physical and sexual abuse in childhood is strongly associated with psychiatric problems in adult age

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•Cumulative traumas in childhood is associated with reduced somatic health in adulthood .

Children, Family, Girls, Girls Development, Health, Trauma and Disaster