"Dr. Susan Miller's day job is to help abused children through their painful recovery process, but in her spare time, she's created an organization to prevent child abuse before it ever happens.... ""Until we address drug and alcohol abuse in our...
"Having a school-based center is “today's equivalent to a house call,” he said, adding if a child receives early care for a health problem, more serious health concerns and consequences can often be avoided. “Bassett Healthcare has...
"Researchers from the Bonn University Hospital implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle in the brains of patients suffering from major depression with amazing results: In six out of seven patients, symptoms improved both...
"A panel of students in the university’s honors program reflected on German-born author Gabriele Schwab’s book “Haunting Legacies: Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma,” class reading for the Spring Honors Reading...
"Adult victims of child sex abuse implored Oregon legislators on Monday to eliminate the legal deadline for prosecutors for file charges against alleged abusers...."...
"Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have an increased risk for earlier onset of some health conditions compared with those without the disorder, new research suggests. "PTSD is known to be associated with an elevated...
"As reported instances jump 22%, local authorities have a big task – from ensuring a collaborative system operates so signs of abuse are spotted to providing 'safe houses' and counselling..."...
Abstract Childhood psychological trauma is a strong predictor of psychopathology. Preclinical research points to the influence of this type of trauma on brain development. However, the effects of psychological trauma on the developing human brain are...
" The 19 year-old is one of a growing number of Pakistanis living in the tribal areas on the Afghan border who has suffered from conditions related to depression, anxiety and mental health problems because of war. US drone strikes, fighting between...
"The cost of adverse childhood experiences is high. Non-fatal cases in Maine tally an estimated $3.5 billion dollars each year based on preliminary data from Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child and Family Services....
"I have a cabinet full of medication that they give me every month to sleep, to feel better. (Since) having that dog, the medication sits in my cabinet. I don't take half of it. That's just how much that dog has done for me," he said. Kenneth...
"Since Kat Honaker’s husband returned from serving in Iraq, she has been reliving the war with him, and has been diagnosed with PTSD. Also in this show: U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Xenakis talks about new approaches to cope with Traumatic...
" Pope Francis has called on the Catholic Church to "act decisively" to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican has said. "The pope asked Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, the head of the...
"ON MARCH 25th, Global Times, a state-run newspaper, reported that a kindergarten teacher in Hebei province had been forcing pupils who misbehaved to drink their own urine as a punishment. The accused teacher has denied the reports, which are only the...
I am a survivor of sexual and physical abuse. The experience changed me. It shapes and informs who I am - how I interact with others and the world around me. Yes, I have grown stronger as a result of these experiences; they are the wellspring of my...