Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

August 2015 edition

B. Current Challenges

•   Alarmingly high rates of childhood trauma exposure, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and victimization among children in foster care.

•   Trauma concerns are frequently overlooked. Consistent observations suggest that denial of PTSD and blaming of its victims are not isolated omissions or distortions, but a pattern that spans over time, crosses national and cultural boundaries, and defies accumulated knowledge.