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Af t e rr e a d i n gt hea r t i c l et i t l e d, “ He a l i n gt heHi dde nWo un dso fRa c i a lTr a u ma , ”Ibe c a me e d uc a t e do nt her a c i a lt r a u mao fs c h o olc h i l dr e n .Th ema i ni d e ao ft h ea r t i c l ei st h a tou r c o un t r y ’ ss e r vi c es y s t e mss t r u g gl et oa de q u a t e l yt r e a t , r e a c h , a ndt e a c hpe op l eofc ol o r .Th i si s b e c a us ema n yo fs o c i e t yf a i l st ogr a s pt hewa y st h a te a c hr a c ei se nme s h e dwi t ht he i rs u ffe r i n g . Toe ffe c t i v e l yt e a c hi n di v i dua l sofc ol or , o nemus tf ul l yu nd e r s t a ndt her e a l i t yt ha t“ r a c i a l o pp r e s s i o ni sat r a u ma t i cf o r mo fi nt e r pe r s on a lvi o l e nc e ”( Ha r d y , 20 13 ) .Th i si nt e r pe r s o na l v i ol e nc ec a nl e a dt oc ompl e t eda ma g eofon e ’ ss e l f i ma g ea nds p i r i t .Wh i l ewema yn otb ea bl e t oc o mp l e t e l ypr o t e c ty o ut ho fc ol o rf r ome x po s ur et or a c i a l l yt r a u ma t i z i n ge x pe r i e nc e s , i ti s e s s e nt i a lt h a tt r e a t me ntp r o t o c ol sa r epu ti np l a c et oh e a lt he s ec o nc e a l e dwou nd s .Ul t i ma t e l y , i n o r d e rt oh e a lt he s ewo un ds , i n di v i du a l smus tf ol l o wf o uri mp or t a nts t e ps :a ffir ma t i ona nd a c kno wl e dg e me n t , c r e a t i n gs p a c ef o rr a c e , r a c i a ls t or yt e l l i n g , a ndv a l i da t i on . Th ea r t i c l et i t l e d, “ Re l a t i on s hi p sMa t t e r :Su p po r t i n gAdu l t sa ndKi d st oTh r i v e ! ”b yEr i kK. La u r s e n, e mpha s i z e st hei mpo r t a nc eofpo s i t i v ea nds up po r t i v er e l a t i on s hi pswi t hi nt hef a mi l y ,s o t ha taf a mi l yc a nt hr i v et o g e t he r .Sp e c i fic a l l y , t h emos ti mpo r t a nta s pe c t so fahe a l t h y ,s up por t i v e f a mi l yi n c l ud ec a r e ,r e s p e c t ,ho pe , a n di n t e nt i o na l i t y( La ur s e n, 2 01 8) .Thea r t i c l ea l s oi nf or me d r e a de r so ft hei mpo r t a nc eofc ommun i t ys upp or ta nds t r e n gt hs ba s e dp r a c t i c ei nf or mi n g r e l a t i ons hi p swi t hc hi l d r e n.St r e n gt hs ba s e dp r a c t i c ei sc ompr i s e dofc a r e , s u pp or t ,wa r mt h, e mpa t h y ,a ndpo s i t i v er e g a r d .Add i t i ona l l y , c ommu ni t ys up po r tr e c o gn i z e st ha t“ o t he rpe op l e ma t t e r ”( La u r s e n, 2 01 8) .Ul t i ma t e l y , i nf a mi l yr e l a t i on s h i ps , i ti se s s e nt i a lt ha ta du l t su s et he s e s t r a t e gi e ss ot ha tt he yc a nf o r mt r u s t i n ga nds up po r t i v er e l a t i on s hi p swi t ht he i rc h i l d r e n .

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