Parent Psychotherapy doesn’t just heal emotional wounds — it repairs a biological process that could benefit kids for life.

Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard ...

UCSF review is the largest to distill how stress affects all areas of a child’s health, starting in the womb through ...

In her book It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You, my friend and colleague Dr. Christine Courtois writes, “Trauma is any event or experience (including witnessing) that is physically and/or ...

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 ...

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

The malaise you feel is not just the post-holiday blues. Abuse and neglect, whether experienced by individuals or societies, ...

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 ...

Mothers' childhood experiences of trauma can predict their children's behavior problems, even when the mothers did not raise their children, who were placed for adoption as newborns, a new University ...

Most recently, DSM modifications for PTSD included a subtype group for children aged younger than 6 years. 18 Research has shown when diagnostic criteria that are sensitive to child developmental ...

Year-round trauma-informed programs now supported by more than 200 chapters in 45 states and 10 countries This updated ...