Violence and Trauma in the Western Cape 08/20/2015 The impact of violence and trauma on people’s lives has in recent years become a global public health challenge cutting across race, gender, age, socio-economic and other divides. Violence poses serious immediate and long term implications for the health, psychological and social development of individuals, family, community and the nation. The essential psychological effect of trauma and violence is a shattering of innocence. Trauma creates a loss of faith that there is any safety, READ MORE
The impact of violence and trauma on people’s lives has in recent years become a global public health challenge cutting across race, gender, age, socio-economic and other divides. Violence poses serious immediate and long term implications for the health, psychological and social development of individuals, family, community and the nation. The essential psychological effect of trauma and violence is a shattering of innocence. Trauma creates a loss of faith that there is any safety,