Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zoran Milich/Stocksy As doctors, we know that physical health is closely linked to mental health, and past experiences can often ...

There’s a reason April Beaton has a 6-foot white beanbag in the living room and not a coffee table; a reason her 5-year-old son’s bedroom is kept bare. There’s a reason she keeps a stack of printouts ...

As a nonprofit that provides mental health care for children ages 3 to 17, Clarity Child Guidance Center has noticed for more than a decade that 90% of our patients have experienced trauma of some ...

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 ...

In 2022, the World Health Organization estimated that 1 billion children were maltreated each year around the globe. Maltreatment such as neglect and abuse are types of adverse childhood experiences, ...

Psychotherapy sessions with caregivers may help prevent serious disease later in life for young children who have experienced significant trauma, a new UC San Francisco study found. Past research has ...

Childhood trauma, such as violent, dangerous, or life-threatening events, often elicit fear responses and can violate emotional and bodily integrity. Time-limited or single incidents such as car ...

A new report is highlighting the extremely high levels of childhood trauma among juveniles who are tried as adults and Illinois juvenile justice advocates – and those across the country – are calling ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Studies estimate that up to 90% of children in foster care have experienced trauma, ...

A therapist has shared a list of things that parents should stop doing to their children to prevent leaving emotional wounds. Morgan Pommells, a childhood trauma therapist from Ontario, Canada, shared ...