Rebekah Gregory
HOUSTON, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Center for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), childhood protection services in the United States receives approximately three million reports involving 5.5 million children. It's also estimated that three to ten million children witness family violence each year. Many of these children experience PTSD, which often goes untreated due to lack of knowledge on resources available, and costs associated with therapeutic treatment.
This can lead to major problems through adolescence and into adulthood including substance abuse, violence, and even suicide.Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Rebekah Gregory has founded Rebekah's Angels Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to providing hope, resources and financial assistance to children suffering with PTSD due to trauma.