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Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse in the #MeToo Era

2025-01-24T17:09:30-06:00

By Nickolas Agathis, MD

Do you keep up with any modern social movements, such as #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter or #KeepFamiliesTogether? The conversations surrounding them are still grabbing widespread attention through social media and news headlines across the globe. Fortunately, the collective power and influence behind these movements can shift attitudes, promote awareness, bring communities […]

Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse in the #MeToo Era2025-01-24T17:09:30-06:00

Immigrant Health is Interpersonal

2025-01-24T17:05:27-06:00

By Amanda Venta, PhD

Waves of Latinx immigration to the United States have changed in recent decades, and our scientific literature is only beginning to catch up. Regional violence and unrest in the Northern Triangle of Central America (i.e., El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala) have pushed families to seek asylum in the U.S. […]

Immigrant Health is Interpersonal2025-01-24T17:05:27-06:00

Essential Elements of a Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice System

2024-12-17T14:35:27-06:00

NCTSN

Trauma-informed policies and procedures make juvenile justice organizations safer and more effective by ensuring the physical and psychological safety of all youth, family members, and staff and promoting their recovery from the adverse effects of trauma. Juvenile justice policies and procedures are trauma-informed when they establish—at every level in the organization—a culture […]

Essential Elements of a Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice System2024-12-17T14:35:27-06:00

How Childhood Trauma Can Impact the Brain

2024-12-17T14:47:11-06:00

Written by Kaytee Gillis, LCSW

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds that childhood trauma can lead to disruptions in two main regions of the brain, the default mode network (DMN) and the central executive network (CEN). As these areas are responsible for emotional regulation, memory processing, and stress response, this research points to the connection between childhood […]

How Childhood Trauma Can Impact the Brain2024-12-17T14:47:11-06:00

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Missed Diagnosis

2024-11-22T15:32:17-06:00

National Institute of Health

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently under-diagnosed in maltreated samples. Protective services information is critical for obtaining complete trauma histories and determining whether to survey PTSD symptoms in maltreated children. In the current study, without protective services information to supplement parent and child report, the diagnosis of PTSD was […]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Missed Diagnosis2024-11-22T15:32:17-06:00

The Intersection of Childhood Trauma and Addiction

2024-10-30T16:23:54-05:00

By Shannon Karl

Substance dependence leads to persistent negative consequences and the loss of human potential. These consequences often include chronic health problems, dysfunctional family environments, harmful economic impacts and premature death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 21.2 million individuals in the United States met the criteria for […]

The Intersection of Childhood Trauma and Addiction2024-10-30T16:23:54-05:00

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Traumatic Events

2024-09-26T10:24:22-05:00

By National Institute of Mental Health

Every year, children and adolescents experience disasters and other traumatic events. Family, friends, and trusted adults play an essential role in helping youth cope with these experiences.

It is typical for children and adolescents to have a range of reactions after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic […]
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Traumatic Events2024-09-26T10:24:22-05:00

The Link Between ADHD and Trauma

2024-09-26T10:19:28-05:00

By Medical News Today

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that often begins in childhood. Studies have found that trauma occurring in childhood may exacerbate or predict some ADHD symptoms.

Traumatic events, such as experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect, can not only result in children behaving in ways that […]

The Link Between ADHD and Trauma2024-09-26T10:19:28-05:00

5 Reasons Why We Blame Ourselves After Trauma

2024-08-26T17:27:13-05:00

By Kaytee Gillis, LCSW-BACS

As a therapist who works with survivors of childhood trauma, I find that self-blame is a common part of their experience. As a survivor myself, I experience this, too. Here are some of the reasons why this happens:

1. Internalized Shame: Children are highly impressionable, and they often internalize messages […]

5 Reasons Why We Blame Ourselves After Trauma2024-08-26T17:27:13-05:00
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