Licensed clinical mental health counselor says trauma follows children for years

A father and stepmother are facing several felony charges after they reportedly locked two children in rooms, and physically ...

Childhood Trauma Doesn’t Have to Be a Lifelong Curse

Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard ...
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Emotional toll from mass trauma can disrupt children’s sense of competence

AMES, Iowa – Traumatic events can have a profound effect on communities. Whether it is a terrorist attack or a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or tornado, the aftermath can have lasting effects, ...
The Conversation

Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity – but this can be turned around

Ladan Hashemi receives funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development and the UK Prevention Research Partnership grant (MR-VO49879/1). University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau provides ...

Why psychologists notice when people describe their childhood trauma as "fine"

Psychologists observe that seemingly innocuous phrases like "it was fine" often mask childhood trauma. This minimizing ...
Fox News

Therapists reveal how wildfire survivors can help their children cope with trauma

Therapists say survivors of the California wildfires can help their children heal from the trauma of leaving everything they know behind by continuing on with their daily routines, providing an ...
Psychology Today

4 Steps for Discussing Traumatic Events with Children

Distressing events can threaten a child's sense of security. But parents can restore their sense of safety. Source: StockSnap/Pixabay Written by: Shealyn S. May, BA & Dillon T. Browne, Ph.D. We try to ...
Medscape

Are Clinicians Missing Postpartum Traumatic Stress?

Experts highlight key risk factors for traumatic stress after childbirth and outline practical steps that clinicians can take ...