childhood trauma

___ year-old, Keely Neely, colors at her desk inside Hardin Park Elementary on in Boone, N.C., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

Education

Student mental health is a top priority for western NC educators after Helene

3:15pm October 17, 2024

It’s been nearly three weeks since tropical storm Helene hit western North Carolina, flooding homes, washing away roads and upending the rural mountain towns in its path. But throughout this period of upheaval, educators have been working with kids to restore a sense of normalcy — if only for a few hours in the day.

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A student named Royce closes his eyes during a mindfulness session in class at Patricia J. Sullivan Partnership School in Tampa, Fla. Students say the daily lessons help them cope with their feelings.

To help these school kids deal with trauma, mindfulness lessons over the loudspeaker

6:00am January 26, 2024

by Pien Huang

An elementary school in Florida, credits daily mindfulness lessons with helping students cope with stress — and turning the school around academically. The lessons are delivered through an app.

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Teresa Cox-Bates and her husband John Bates, along with their kids Eli, Ava and Issac. Teresa says HealthySteps has helped her face her own childhood trauma and be a better parent.

Health & Safety

How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents

11:30am November 29, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

HealthySteps is an intervention where new parents get practical help with their lives, allowing them to create stable, nurturing bonds with their babies. It all starts at the baby's checkups.

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N. Carolina-based foster care provider receives $4M grant to reduce violence and related trauma

9:31am May 12, 2023

by David Ford

A North-Carolina-based foster care provider has been awarded $4 million for a new project targeting a Winston-Salem community. WFDD reporter David Ford and Crossnore Communities for Children CEO Bret Loftis explain where some of that money will go.

People sit Feb. 14 in front of a photo display of the 17 people killed four years earlier during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

A teacher who was at the Parkland shooting offers advice for the Uvalde survivors

11:33am June 03, 2022

Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.

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A drawing from the War Toys project and Brian McCarty's photo that interprets that image.

A photographer uses toys to reflect children's experiences in war

5:01am May 19, 2022

by Ben Abrams

Brian McCarty's nonprofit provides art therapy to kids who have escaped conflicts, then transforms some of their traumatic drawings into toy dioramas to help people understand the horrors of war.

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COVID-19 survivors gather in New York and place stickers representing lost relatives on a wall in remembrance of those who have died during the pandemic.

Health & Safety

COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers

12:42pm October 07, 2021

Roughly 175,000 children in the U.S. have lost one or both parents or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19, according to a new study. The majority come from racial and ethnic minority groups.

Justice Buress, 4, hides under a table while demonstrating a drill at Little Explorers Learning Center in St. Louis. Tess Trice, head of the day care program, carries out monthly drills to train the children to get on the floor when they hear gunfire.

Health & Safety

Teaching Kids To Hide From Gunfire: Safety Drills At Day Care And At Home

9:00am May 24, 2020

by Cara Anthony

Sheltering in place isn't new for children who live in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence, and shootings haven't eased during the pandemic. St. Louis families improvise to keep kids safe.

Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out.

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When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy Make It Hard to Seek Help

6:23pm November 29, 2019

by Christine Herman

Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out.

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Childhood trauma can lead to longterm health problems. More should be done to prevent it, says the CDC.

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CDC: Childhood Trauma Is A Public Health Issue And We Can Do More Prevent It

6:17pm November 05, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

What happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New data shows a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life. Prevention is critical, public health experts say.