We know the children who have experienced abuse neglect are more at risk of later mental health problems. How can we understand this link? How does vulnerability affect a child’s everyday behaviour? When a child grows up in an environment where there’s abuse and neglect, their brain is shaped by those experiences. This video is a part of the Childhood Trauma and the Brain resource — a general introduction to what happens in the brain after children face traumatic experiences, like abuse and neglect.