Heidi Kar

Education Development Center

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Licensed clinical psychologist and trauma expert at the Education Development Center.

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One thing to remember about kids in neglectful, abusive or just dysfunctional households: “Going to school and going to after-school programs used to be a safe haven. That is gone.”

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