Risk and Protective Factors
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are not often caused by a single factor. Instead, a combination of factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels can increase or decrease the […]
We’re therapists. Here’s why it’s too soon for kids to return to Camp Mystic.
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Less than a year after the deadly July 4 flood, Camp Mystic plans to reopen its Cypress Lake location, not far from […]
Women who experience trauma are twice as likely as men to develop PTSD. Here’s why
More than half of all women will be exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, according to the National Center for PTSDopens in new window. […]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children
All children may experience very stressful events that affect how they think and feel. Most of the time, children recover quickly and well. However, sometimes children who experience severe stress—such […]
From Survival to Advocacy: How Chester Street Foundation is Healing Texas
In 2009, Shawn Alex Nemeth was hospitalized and diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It was the culmination of a lifetime of trauma, encoded into his brain […]
How Trauma Affects Kids in School
For many kids who suffer from trauma, it’s not one event. Often, it’s ongoing abuse or neglect. This could be violence at home or in their neighborhood. For […]