Impact of Violence and Trauma on Boys

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2025 Oct;34(4):645-672. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2025.05.009. Epub 2025 Jul 16.

ABSTRACT

This article will review the literatureregarding the impact of trauma and violence on boys and young men, includingthose who identify as Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. Currently males under18 make up roughly half of the 73.1 million children in the US-about 22% of theUS population. The child and adolescent mental health clinician must be awareof and able to recognize how violence affects trans, nonbinary, andgender-nonconforming people who are targeted for defying gender norms andexpressions.

PMID:41101855 | DOI:10.1016/j.chc.2025.05.009