public health crisis

Will My Child Bounce Back From the Coronavirus Crisis?

2024-12-13T19:36:40-06:00

With many months of the coronavirus crisis behind us and still more uncertainty and stress ahead, life is tough right now for kids of all ages. Many parents — seeing their children experiencing anxiety, sadness and behavior challenges — are wondering how all of this will affect kids in the long term. Can […]

Will My Child Bounce Back From the Coronavirus Crisis?2024-12-13T19:36:40-06:00

Trauma in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2024-12-13T19:38:03-06:00

Across the nation, everyone is being exposed to and reacting to the confusing, stressful, and sometimes frightening situation of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in different ways. But are we, and our children, being traumatized by the pandemic?

Childhood trauma often involves a negative reaction, called traumatic stress, following an overwhelming, upsetting, or […]

Trauma in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic2024-12-13T19:38:03-06:00

Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom: A Resource for Educators

2024-06-19T01:05:45-05:00

By the National Child Traumatic Stress Network This resource is intended to help educators understand how they might address the interplay of race and trauma and its effects on students in the classroom. After defining key terms, the guide outlines recommendations for educators and offers a list of supplemental resources. This guide is […]

Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom: A Resource for Educators2024-06-19T01:05:45-05:00

The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood

2024-06-18T21:46:59-05:00

By 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 startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood2024-06-18T21:46:59-05:00

The lasting impact of neglect

2024-06-18T21:47:28-05:00

By 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 […]

The lasting impact of neglect2024-06-18T21:47:28-05:00

Coronavirus is giving rise to another tragic issue. Child abuse.

2024-06-18T21:54:56-05:00

By 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 […]

Coronavirus is giving rise to another tragic issue. Child abuse.2024-06-18T21:54:56-05:00

Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse

2024-06-18T21:55:25-05:00

By 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 […]

Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse2024-06-18T21:55:25-05:00

CDC: Childhood Trauma Tied to Poor Health

2024-06-18T22:10:11-05:00

By Gaby Galvin PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED trauma as children are more likely to suffer severe health consequences later in life, a new federal analysis shows.

Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, refer to potentially traumatic events experienced or witnessed during childhood, like violence, substance misuse and mental health problems in the home. Though public health […]

CDC: Childhood Trauma Tied to Poor Health2024-06-18T22:10:11-05:00

School exclusions are on the up – but training teachers in trauma could help

2024-06-18T22:17:10-05:00

By The Conversation

After years of decline, school exclusions are on the rise again, according to official figures for the Department for Education. The Timpson review, carried out by former children’s minister Edward Timpson, also shows that children in care and other “children in need” are disproportionately likely to be excluded. This amplifies […]

School exclusions are on the up – but training teachers in trauma could help2024-06-18T22:17:10-05:00

How Trauma Affects Kids in School

2024-06-18T22:18:24-05:00

By 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 […]

How Trauma Affects Kids in School2024-06-18T22:18:24-05:00
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