Helping Adults Caring for Children Who Have Faced Trauma

As we approach the 15th Anniversary of 9-11, we are reminded of the countless children who have faced life-threatening circumstances from war, terrorist attack, natural disasters and refugee crisis. In this episode Sue Badeau, nationally known speaker, writer and consultant for traumatized children brings her perspective as a mother of 22 children and years of expertise with child welfare, the juvenile justice systems, the Council on Adoptable Children and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network to help children by helping those who care for them. She is joined by her daughter, Chelsea Badeau, the artist and designer of their new book, Building Bridges of Hope: A Coloring Book For Adults Caring for Children Who have Experienced Trauma. You will hear strategies from research, theory, and clinical experience. You will find that with inspiring creativity, this coloring book serves as a training tool, a resource and a bridge of hope for caregivers.