New Jersey city copes with grinding reality of killing

Chris Engel 1/2/134:00 PM

"...Putthoff said that behavior that has protected the youth amid the effects of poverty and abuse -- the knowledge of friends and families killed, mothers beaten and the constant threats of homelessness and hunger -- doesn't work in other surroundings.

"We believe that we're operating more and more out of a model of trauma where our youth basically have a form of PTSD and their survival mechanism doesn't allow them to actually move forward," he said.

The staff is currently undergoing a two-year training program to be certified in "trauma-informed delivery of services."...

http://ncronline.org/news/people/grinding-reality-killing

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