Neurobiological TBI: Sexual Trauma as Biological Brain Injury

The Invisible Injury

For decades, human trafficking and sexual trauma were viewed primarily through a psychological lens—post-traumatic stress, "brokenness," or "complex choices." However, as our understanding of neurobiology evolves, a more clinical and urgent reality is emerging. For survivors of chronic sexual trauma and exploitation, the brain doesn't just "feel" different; it is physically altered.

Chronic sexual trauma creates the functional equivalent of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Who Should Take This Course?

• Trauma survivors and trafficking survivors
• Mental health professionals and therapists
• Shelter and reentry program staff
• Corrections and law enforcement professionals
• Foster care and youth services providers
• Organizational leaders implementing trauma-responsive practices

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