In-home nurse visits for prenatal care for at-risk mothers, along with 2 years of early childhood support for their kids, boosted children's behavioral and attention assessments years later, researchers reported. For children born to first-time,...
Backed by brain research, California schools are beginning to address the effect of severe trauma on the health and achievement of their students. In districts including Humboldt, Richmond, Santa Cruz, Aptos and San Francisco, groups of teachers are...
"We know that early brain development is the foundation for the rest of a person's life," said Toni Detherage, a Lawrence social worker who provides the training, which is sponsored by Douglas County Success by Six. "And we know that trauma changes...
Pope Francis will establish a commission to advise him on protecting children from sexually abusive priests and on how the church should counsel victims, the Vatican said on Thursday. The announcement signaled the pope’s first concrete step to...
Forbes.com contributor Dr. Robert Pearl did an interesting post about domestic violence, from a business perspective: Some businesses have taken action and seen results. Companies like Verizon, Allstate, Prudential, Avon, Mary Kay, Macy’s...
A single dose of the hormone oxytocin, delivered via nasal spray, has been shown to enhance brain activity while processing social information in children with autism spectrum disorders, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study...
“I want to go to my house!” protested Simon. Bonnie Muller took his hand and plunked down on the floor. “Tell me more,” she said. It was part of a newly redoubled effort to reverse the damaging affects of childhood trauma on...
The children of Newtown are getting the help they need to deal with the lasting effects of Sandy Hook shooting, but what about other kids who face traumas every day? "Ana Grace was executed while hiding in the tiny bathroom of her first grade...
Exercise training was found to have a small to moderate effect on fasting insulin and insulin resistance in children and teens, according to a meta-analysis. The analysis of 24 studies revealed that exercise training could lead to measurable...
Hypertensive patients with post-traumatic stress disorder missed significantly more doses of their blood pressure drugs than patients without PTSD, researchers found. In a small study, 68% of hypertensive patients with positive screening results for...
Black males who lived with both parents at some point as children -- versus those who didn't -- had lower average blood pressure levels in adulthood, a cross-sectional study showed. Growing up in a two-parent household was associated with...
This is a blog post recently shared on my blog speak4change.com The hardest thing about healing from childhood sexual trauma is to accept that we were abused. When we finally tell our story to a trusted friend, in a support group, or a...