Heal trauma with rhythm
Chester Street Foundation2024-12-13T19:35:14-06:00Anyone who’s soothed a fussing baby knows that […]
The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-18T21:46:59-05:00By Jayne O’Donnel and Mabinty Quarshie USA TODAY SAVANNAH, Ga. – Latrelle Huff says her twins were conceived by rape.
Now she blames domestic violence for her children’s health problems.
The Georgia woman says she had been in an abusive, on-and-off relationship for six years when she became pregnant. While pregnant, she says, the conflict […]
The lasting impact of neglect
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-18T21:47:28-05:00By Kirsten Weir The first time Nathan Fox, PhD, stepped into a Romanian orphanage, he was struck by the silence. “The most remarkable thing about the infant room was how quiet it was, probably because the infants had learned that their cries were not responded to,” says Fox, who directs the Child Development […]
Coronavirus is giving rise to another tragic issue. Child abuse.
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-18T21:54:56-05:00By Chester Street Foundation
Coronavirus is giving rise to another tragic issue. Child abuse. Hospitals in Texas have reported seeing an increase in child abuse cases, which they believe is driven by the increase in psychological stress at home and children out of school during the day. Furthermore, the group who most often […]
Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-18T21:55:25-05:00By Elizabeth Hartney, PhD Child abuse is known to repeat itself from generation to generation. Although not universal, the children of people with addictions are at higher risk of all types of abuse, and of developing addictions. The reasons why people who were sexually abused in childhood go on to have abusive relationships […]
How Trauma Affects Kids in School
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-18T22:18:24-05:00By Caroline Miller
We tend to think of trauma as the result of a frightening and upsetting event. But many children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities. And it’s clear that chronic trauma can cause serious problems with learning […]
10 Things About Childhood Trauma Every Teacher Needs to Know
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-18T22:18:57-05:00By Starr Commonwealth With grief, sadness is obvious. With trauma, the symptoms can go largely unrecognized because it shows up looking like other problems: frustration; acting out; difficulty concentrating, following directions, or working in a group. Often students are misdiagnosed with anxiety, behavior disorders, or attention disorders rather than understood to have trauma […]
Music Therapy Addresses Trauma – Careers That Change Lives
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-19T00:18:29-05:00By Barbra Weidlein
Trauma settings
Music therapists have been called upon to support the recovery of individuals and communities following horrific events as well as natural disasters. Settings have included New York City metropolitan area after the 9/11 terrorist attacks; New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina; Umpqua Community College after a mass shooting on campus; […]
Healing from Childhood Trauma
Chester Street Foundation2024-06-19T00:22:03-05:00By: E.B. Johnson When you experience childhood trauma, your life and your soul are altered forever. Those who suffer loss, abuse or neglect early-on in life can often suffer from serious psychological and emotional disorders for decades to come, changing who they are and destroying their ability to foster caring and nurturing relationships […]
The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma
Zach Stroeher2024-06-19T00:25:53-05:00By Jeanne Supin The “fight or flight” instinct has served the human species well, helping us respond quickly to threats, but according to child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist Bruce Perry it can also change our brains for the worse. If the threats we encounter are extreme, persistent, or frequent, we become too […]