How Can Childhood Trauma Affect Mental Health In Adulthood?

Childhood is sometimes thought of as a simpler time that we would love to go back to as adults — we believed in Santa, played hide and seek, had no bills to pay, and perceived the world around us with awe and wonder. For many people though, childhood was a painful time when they were exposed to the harsh realities of the world too soon. This is also common, as over two-thirds of children have experienced some form of trauma by the age of 16, according to