What Long-Term Research Reveals About Childhood Abuse and how it may affect children in Foster Care

Trauma leaves clues, and foster and adoptive parents are often the first people to see them clearly. When a child “forgets” what they knew yesterday, melts down at puberty, hoards food under the bed, or shuts down into a blank stare, it can feel personal, defiant, and impossible to untangle. We wanted a map that respects what caregivers live with and explains what’s happening inside the child, not just what’s happening in the room. Rebecca Harvin sits down with Dr. Frank Putnam, a leading cl...