Adverse childhood experiences are potentially traumatic events that occur in a child’s life before the age of 18. Some of them are harmful and obvious when there is abuse and maltreatment. Others are ...

Many parents feel ill-equipped to aid their child's mental health, but studies show that active engagement fosters better ...

The first few years of a child’s life aren’t just about growing up; they’re about wiring the brain for a lifetime. During this, a child’s brain undergoes rapid changes that shape physical, cognitive, ...

Trauma is a very isolated event, which tends to affect the individual who faces adversity. The new research however suggests that trauma in the firstborn child might have a profoundly lasting effect ...

Further explanation regarding a victim’s altered self-misconception and of his or her surroundings, is the occurrence of flashbacks, which are conscious or unconscious recollections of abuse triggered ...

One of the largest research analyses regarding the frequency of childhood trauma and its effects in adults is the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). 14 The ACE study was led by Kaiser Permanente (KP ...

The Center for Child Counseling hosted a "Lead The Fight" luncheon at The Breakers. Guest speaker Benjamin Perks, a UNICEF global advocate, discussed ending child trauma and maltreatment. Perks ...

My family went to family therapy once. And by once, I mean literally one time. I remember the four of us sitting in this dimly lit room with bay windows that overlooked the rotary in the center of ...