Boarding School

Elite boarding schools are esteemed in Britain, with the quality of education they provide regarded as highly desirable. Over the past 30 years, however, evidence has been emerging of the emotional damage that results from sending children into institutional care at an early age. The knowledge that we now have of attachment and the impacts of childhood trauma means it is time our society pays much closer attention to that evidence.

It is understandably uncomfortable to contemplate the idea that esteemed educational establishments could be contributing to the harming of children. That discomfort is precisely why we need to find the courage to ask the question. Is it really possible?

Suzanne brings her knowledge as a developmental psychologist to these issues, and she values being able to encourage awareness about an area that has tended to remain separated from the wider childhood trauma movement.  She is working to break down those barriers.  The response from one commentator shows the power of these insights: “Carrying complex PTSD from childhood has huge policy and strategic implications for government and the corporate world, yet there seems to be so little public awareness of this issue.  Thanks for the good work you are doing.”