Childhood trauma in any form violates a child at their core. It shatters their personality, identity and spirit, which results in a confused and fragmented sense of self. It is the ultimate act of betrayal and abandonment that wounds and scars every fiber of their being. Nothing is left unscathed and this trauma is carried with them during a lifetime. This is of grave concern to all of us, because these damaged children grow up into adults who teach our children, administer law enforcement, minister to our families and run our governments.
The Program On-Mobile a new recovery phenomena A recent study hit the headlines when it found that some social media users could develop the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by viewing violent or disturbing content. Should we be worried? The headlines were stark: "Online videos can cause post-traumatic stress disorder" one said, while another announced: "Social media users 'traumatised'". The controversial suggestion was that watching gruesome videos and images online at home could lead to the same types of symptoms most associated with combat veterans. The stories were triggered by a study released earlier this month by Dr Pam Ramsden, a researcher at the University of Bradford. Ramsden surveyed 189 people about their reactions to a range of events. She found that more than a fifth of respondents scored high on clinical measures of PTSD from seeing pictures on social media - even though they hadn't experienced the traumatic events f...

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