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Trauma isn’t always a single, isolated event. For many children, it is chronic, repetitive, and woven into the fabric of their daily lives—such as ongoing abuse, severe neglect, or domestic instability. When a child experiences these prolonged traumas, it often leads to Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). C-PTSD goes beyond traditional PTSD; it alters a child’s worldview, compromises their ability to regulate emotions, and fractures their sense of safety. At TESS