Supporting Maltreated Children: Countering the Effects of Neglect and Abuse

Click here to download Supporting Maltreated Children to learn how early neglect and abuse affect attachment and brain development and how to help children so affected.

This article was adapted from articles by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. It is from Adoptalk, published by the North American Council on Adoptable Children, St. Paul, Minnesota; 651-644-3036; www.nacac.org. It was also included in the October 2011 edition of the Resource Advisory Committee’s Building Connections newsletter.

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