"Ye Haiyan, the feminist activist known as “Hooligan Sparrow,” has made waves before , but nothing that has caught fire on Chinese social media like her recent campaign. After a school principal and government official were caught with six...
"The study, conducted by scientists at Harvard Medical School, showed that women with a personal history of abuse are much more likely than other women to develop a food addiction . For the study, a team led by Dr. Susan M. Mason, a postdoctoral...
Abstract Objective: Alcohol dependence is frequently associated with suicide attempts. A history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increases the risk of emotional and behavioral problems in adulthood. Child abuse is reported to increase suicide...
Abstract Objective: Sexual-minority women are at heightened risk for a number of mental health problems, including hazardous alcohol consumption, depression, and anxiety. We examined self-medication and impaired-functioning models of the associations...
Abstract Child abuse and neglect are tragic realities of American society. However, most U.S. dental schools do not provide students with adequate training to deal with the problem. This article proposes expanding the predoctoral dental curriculum...
"When injected into mice immediately following a traumatic event, a new drug prevents the animals from developing memory problems and increased anxiety that are indicative of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).... "Howard Hughes Medical Institute...
On May 13th and 14th, 2013, the Institute for Safe Families and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation cohosted The National Summit on ACEs. Our goal for the Summit was to advance the national dialogue on ACEs, trauma, toxic stress and...
Abstract Child health and housing security are closely intertwined, and children without homes are more likely to suffer from chronic disease, hunger, and malnutrition than are children with homes. Homeless children and youth often have significant...
"She suffered cruelty not only from strangers, but also at the hands of those who were supposed to help and protect her, she said. Her mother forced her into marriage at an early age in exchange for rent money. Once, she said, her court ordered drug...
Materials for pediatricians on how to support adoptive and foster families. Includes a handout for parents: Parenting After Trauma: Understanding Your Child’s Needs ....
"Survivors of sexual violence have long gone without treatment and suffered debilitating symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder...."...
"The act of describing a feeling such as anger may have a significant impact on the body's physiological response to the situation that elicits the emotion, according to research published June 5 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Karim Kassam...
"State lawmakers are getting ready to move forward with proposals to expand the legal definition of child abuse in Pennsylvania in an effort to flag more incidents of suspected mistreatment.... "Too often, McCormack said, the state's definition of...
Abstract Child abuse is a social problem that receives much attention from policy makers, practitioners, and researchers. This alarming phenomenon generates many consequences for children, their families, and society as a whole; one tragic...