Trauma can leave lasting scars. Research shows that people who experience childhood trauma have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. More ...

The heart remembers, at least when it comes to Black women who experience trauma or abuse as children, according to newly released research by Emory University. Childhood exposure to trauma, emotional ...

Childhood adversity is a widespread reality in the U.S., impacting at least half of our children. But what constitutes “adversity” varies greatly. What one child finds overwhelming may not faze ...

When a parent suffered trauma as a child, their kids are affected. Trauma in childhood echoes through generations, according to new research that could have implications for thousands of migrant ...

It's yet more evidence that working on your mental health can impact future generations, too. "Generational trauma" has been a buzz phrase for a few years now, as more and more adults learn that the ...

Somhairlín Ó Cearbhaill, 33, was born into trauma, quite literally. The daughter of Irish immigrants who struggled with addiction, she came into the world with hearing, learning, and physical ...

The Center for Child Counseling hosted a "Lead The Fight" luncheon at The Breakers. Guest speaker Benjamin Perks, a UNICEF global advocate, discussed ending child trauma and maltreatment. Perks ...

At the recent 44th Health Economics Association Conference in Madrid, Spain, researchers presented compelling evidence that traumatic experiences in childhood have long-lasting effects on both health ...

This post is part of a series on adverse childhood experiences. Read the other parts here. “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” —Zora Neale Hurston The psychologist James ...

Reading Jackson Clark’s tribute to Tyrone Yazzie (Herald, Jan. 5), the young, Indigenous man who worked in Clark’s art gallery and died living homeless and addicted to alcohol, raised a concern for me ...

On the west coast of Mexico, Michael Giardina, a Navy veteran, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and drank tea made with ground up psychedelic mushrooms. Later, blindfolded and lying down, his body ...

Psychologists observe that seemingly innocuous phrases like "it was fine" often mask childhood trauma. This minimizing language, a defense mechanism, can lead to emotional repression and fragmented ...