The family and friends of assaulted adults will be impacted as surely as the victim is impacted.
Family trauma can present itself in a variety of shapes. Loss of loved ones, natural disasters, and domestic violence are just a few examplesÑand the effects of each are different.
In the event where a person has been raped, that personÕs family also fall victim to the Trauma of the occurrence.
However, there are ways that families themselves can overcome and heal from traumatic events, returning to a healthy and meaningful lifeÑin some cases even better than the one before.