Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

A University of Sydney-led study published today has found 42 percent of Australian adults - more than eight million people - experienced a traumatic event as children. Those affected have a 50 ...

Most research on the health effects of stress focuses on adults, but a new review looks at how stress uniquely affects children. In the most comprehensive review of its kind to date, UC San Francisco ...

In several Minneapolis-area school districts, mental health experts, social workers and teachers are introducing strategies ...

For three decades, Tulane University psychology professor Stacy Overstreet has studied the impact of chronic stress and trauma on New Orleans children — from community violence and poverty to ...

Having a history of childhood trauma can sometimes feel like a life sentence. You don’t have to look far to find articles and research that describe the impacts of adverse childhood experiences on a ...

Almost a quarter of Canadian children with major physical trauma did not access a pediatric trauma center for their care between 2016 and 2021, according to a recent study. Of 3007 children younger ...

Intergenerational transmission of trauma has been well-documented in the children of Holocaust survivors and war veterans, ...

After 2o months of relentless bombardment, mass displacement and loss, every child in Gaza craves peace and stability. UNICEF is on the ground, working with partners to support children's mental ...

Television star Nick Cannon, known for having 12 children with six women, said having so many kids was "careless" without working through his own trauma first. The host of TV's "Masked Singer" as well ...

Researchers identify molecular markers in children and adolescents, revealing how child maltreatment stress alters DNA, brain development, and mental health Child maltreatment, which includes abuse ...