Joanne Deppeler

Dec 16, 2023 | mdpi.com | Julie C. Avery |Emma Galvin |Joanne Deppeler |Helen Skouteris

1. IntroductionAlmost three out of four children in Australia (similarly in the US and the UK) have been exposed to potentially traumatic events [1]. The term “potentially traumatic” acknowledges that adversity is experienced within the context of the individual, such that the presence of adversity does not necessarily predict whether or not an individual experiences a negative impact or the degree of impact.