Childhood trauma may increase the risk to have mental health issues like, anxiety, depression, etc. The article highlights how having traumatic occurrences when being a child can really effect the person life mental state later in life.

Quote - "Living in neighborhoods with high levels of violence can affect children’s development by changing the way that a part of the brain detects and responds to potential threats."

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Being exposed to violence may effect the brain and you might not know it. This may increase the chances for children to react completely different to certain situations. also creating life long problems, that include health and mental health issues.

Quote - "Participants who reported more exposure to community violence showed higher levels of amygdala reactivity to fearful and angry faces."

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One of the most important aspects as a child is being nurtured, and having parents be involved in every situation that either may be exciting or super depressing.

Quote - “Despite living in a disadvantaged neighborhood, children with more nurturing and involved parents were not as likely to be exposed to community violence.”

Kids and students who have been in domestic violent situations, tend to experience the most fear, anxiety and many other physical and mental health issues.

Quote - "Children in homes where one parent is abused may feel fearful and anxious. They may always be on guard, wondering when the next violent event will happen."

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Even in younger children, the effects could lead to wetting the bed, even more crying and having upsetting moments.

Quote - "Young children who witness intimate partner violence may start doing things they used to do when they were younger, such as bed-wetting, thumb-sucking, increased crying, and whining."

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With teens dealing with very violent childhood or violent lives of being a teen, can definitely have a negative impact on them as well as the people they can effect around them.

Quote - "Teens who witness abuse may act out in negative ways, such as fighting with family members or skipping school."

Many or most of the children that are exposed to violent situations can create even more hectic problems. This can happen either online, in home, at school. Prime example of violence happening at a school could be a school shooting or a fight that broke out.

Quote - "Some tragedies are unintentional and unpredictable, such as traffic accidents or natural disasters. Others are intentional and sometimes premeditated, such as fights, muggings, shootings, murders, and terrorist attacks."

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Most importantly about the youth is the behavior afterwards. The youth need to have a strong response, and not lash out on people, or the specific people who were apart of the violent situations.

Quote - “When children are exposed to a traumatic event, including a violent crime, their response may vary. Some children become fearful. They may prefer to stay at home, and they may have trouble sleeping and concentrating in school.”

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Lastly, I find it very important that the youth is comfortable with sharing their problems that they faced during the violent times of there lives. For me it is one of the most changing things I could have done, was to speak up and talk to someone older who was either in the same place or talked to someone who was already around very violent places.

Quote - "Encourage your children to discuss the violence. Allow them to express what they are feeling, including fear, anxiety, or anger."