ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses working with children who have been exposed to the potential trauma of terrorism and political violence. It describes the relevant terms and then describes the levels at which children’s lives might be influenced by these events and some possible consequences of exposure. A logical assumption is that the threats that are more likely are also of more concern. Families and children often flee armed conflict, leaving all that is familiar, which might feel more dangerous to the children than staying in the war zone. The United Nations High Commission on Refugees reported that 65.6 million people worldwide were displaced by conflict or persecution at the end of 2016. In 2011, more than 1.2 million dependent children lived in active-duty military families in the United States. There is unfortunately limited research on how living in a home with a deployed parent has affected children.
