Trauma expert: antisemitism leaves lasting scars on Jewish children

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I’ve spent decades as a forensic psychologist and clinical traumatologist treating traumatized people. Trauma disrupts functioning and wellbeing. Some assume that traumatic reactions are the response to violence or catastrophic accidents, yet another form of trauma — quieter, more insidious, and often overlooked — is spreading through our schools and campuses: the trauma of antisemitism .

Persistent exposure to hate is traumatizing. The American Psychological Association has recognized that children facing bias-based bullying manifest anxiety, depression, and psychosomatic complaints. For Jewish children, rising antisemitism — in hallways, classrooms, and online — has become a chronic stressor, with the specter of hate whic