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    • Do You Require Urgent Assistance?
    • Make an Appointment
    • Fees
    • Professional Referrals
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    • Feedback
    • E-newsletter
    • Complaints
  • Who are Men and Trauma?
    • Our Wellington Team
    • Intervention Specialists
    • Our National Locations >
      • Our Auckland Team
      • Our Central Team
      • Our Southern Team
    • Who We Work With
    • Our Leadership Team
    • Vision and Mission
    • Charitable status
  • Dealing w Difficulties?
    • I'm really struggling with >
      • Child Abuse History
      • Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
      • Domestic, Family or Intimate Partner Violence
      • Anger and Rage after Trauma
      • Anxiety and Depression
      • Addictions
      • Feeling Numb
    • What do we mean by Trauma >
      • What causes Trauma?
      • Effects of Trauma
    • What is Sexual Abuse? >
      • Have I Been Sexually Abused?
      • Disclosing Sexual Abuse
      • Child Sexual Abuse
      • Male Sexual Abuse in New Zealand >
        • Facts VS. Myths
        • 17 Reasons
      • Sexual Harm
  • Men and Trauma Support Groups
    • Men's Chat group
    • Males Affected by Suicide
    • Men and Relationships
    • Men's Abortion support
    • Male Sexual Abuse
    • Covid Burnout Support Group
  • How we help with recovery
    • Counselling & Therapy
    • Therapeutic Support Groups
    • Peer support >
      • Who are Intervention Specialists?
      • One to One Peer Support
      • Peer Support Group Meetings for Sexual Abuse
    • Confidential Listening Service
    • Tell Us Your Story
  • Rainbow, LGBTQI+ & Takatāpui Services
    • Will This Service Be Right for Me?
    • What Questions Can I Ask A Counsellor?
    • ​Frequently Asked Questions
    • Rainbow Takatāpui: Resources
  • Resources
    • Male Sexual Abuse >
      • Academic Research
      • Recommended Websites
      • Articles
      • Media Videos
  • Training Evaluation Feedback

What causes trauma?

Mental or Psychological Trauma can be caused by many different events.

The 10 ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events) measured in the research conducted by the Center for Disease Control (USA) are:
  • Physical abuse
  • Child Abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Verbal abuse
  • Physical neglect
  • Emotional neglect
  • A family member who is depressed or diagnosed with other mental illness
  • A family member who is addicted to alcohol or another substance
  • A family member who is in prison
  • Witnessing a mother being abused
  • Losing a parent to separation, divorce or death

Life threatening events
Sexual Assault
Torture
War injury
Physical assault
Near death experiences
Illness
Witnessing another suffering one of these

Vicarious Trauma
Seeing another person experiencing any of those
Working with Traumatised clients
Family members of victims of trauma


C-PTSD*
Long term (chronic) events such as: childhood neglect, bullying, repeated threats of violence, narcissistic abuse,

Long periods in bad conditions, such as: war zone, abuse in an institution, time as a refugee,

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*(PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-
**(C-PTSD) Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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