About the Alliance

Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening with lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being. 60% of U.S. children have been exposed to violence, crime, or abuse … 1 in 15 U.S. children are exposed to domestic violence a year … 2/3 of adults in this country have been impacted by childhood trauma — which has been shown to lead to a range of social problems, such as substance abuse, homelessness and violence.