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What is trauma?
Being exposed to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violence can be traumatic. Almost everyone who experiences trauma will be emotionally affected but we don’t all respond the same. With the help of family and friends, most of us are OK in a week or two but for others, the effects are longer lasting.
- Organisation:
- Phoenix Australia
- Topic:
- Mental health
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Last reviewed:
- February 2024
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What is trauma?
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