A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

The world's largest brain study of childhood trauma has revealed how it affects development and rewires vital pathways. The University of Essex study – led by the Department of Psychology's Dr Megan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childhood trauma is complex and all too common. More than two-thirds of children in the United States reported experiencing at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the ...

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 ...

Traumatic experiences can have ripple effects that permeate across many aspects of people's lives. For students, adverse childhood experiences have been shown to impact attention, memory, language ...

Childhood is often viewed as a time of innocence, laughter, and love—a phase meant to be cherished and protected. However, when these early years are marked by fear, neglect, or emotional harm, the ...

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 ...

In an earlier post, I talked about child neglect (known as an "act of omission"). On the other end of the spectrum of child abuse is physical abuse, an act of commission. According to U.S. Department ...