A recent study challenges traditional views on childhood trauma, suggesting that different types of trauma may have distinct ...

Think childhood trauma makes you a less capable parent? Science says otherwise—your past may have shaped you into a more ...

In the past it was commonly believed that children did not develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that they had only brief responses to traumatic stress and were able to put the experience ...

A Kolkata-based Institute of Psychiatry event reviewed the effectiveness of the POCSO Act with a focus on the intersection of ...

Though tragic, this infamous "natural experiment" has allowed us to learn a great deal about the effects of early-life trauma on the brain. Research into these children found that many of them had ...

Though tragic, this infamous “natural experiment” has allowed us to learn a great deal about the effects of early-life trauma on the brain. Research into these children found that many of them ...

A spin off from the Family Connector project has seen a number of schools create ‘Safe Spaces’ for children in their ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) and Franklin County Public Health (FCPH) are working with other local partners to prevent traumatic childhood experiences from ...

New research shows kids with more positive experiences – from stable routines to enriching social activities – were significantly less likely to be obese by age eight.

Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives ... the protective and mitigating effects of positive experiences. The findings were encouraging. Children with more positive experiences ...

The history of conflict in the DRC, currently intensified by the advancement of M23 rebels, is fraught with complexity.

Despite increasing awareness, identifying and mitigating the effects of ACEs remains a significant challenge, particularly ...