childhood trauma

Researchers surveyed people about their happy childhood memories and found that those who had more were much less likely to experience depression later in life.

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Positive Childhood Experiences May Buffer Against Health Effects Of Adverse Ones

4:14pm September 09, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Researchers asked adults to reflect back on their happy childhood memories. They found those who recalled more were less likely to have depression in adulthood and had more supportive relationships.

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Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris was founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco before becoming California's surgeon general this year.

California's 1st Surgeon General Spotlights Health Risks Of Childhood Adversity

10:08am July 02, 2019

by Erika Stallings

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris has spent much of her career alerting the medical community to health damage that adverse childhood experiences can wreak. Now she aims to protect and heal California's kids.

Participation in team sports as a teen may help protect against the long-term mental health effects of childhood trauma.

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Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma

4:43pm May 28, 2019

by Susie Neilson

For teens who've experienced childhood trauma, playing team sports may help them avoid depression and anxiety later in life. But the cost of teen sports puts them out of reach for many could benefit.

Researchers followed a group of kids from childhood into adulthood to track the link between trauma in early life and adult mental health.

Should Childhood Trauma Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis?

4:22pm November 09, 2018

by Erin Blakemore

New research highlights the link between childhood trauma and mental illness and addiction in adulthood, leading some researchers to call it an issue as pressing as any infectious disease.

Nearly 62 percent of respondents had at least one ACE and a quarter reported three or more. The remaining respondents had at least two ACEs, including 16 percent with four or more such experiences.

Childhood Trauma And Its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among Minorities

2:33pm September 17, 2018

by Tara Haelle

The largest study of its kind shows a high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences — or ACEs — across the population, but especially among some vulnerable groups.

A 4-year-old Honduran girl carries a doll while walking with her immigrant mother. Both were released Sunday from federal detention in McAllen, Texas.

Separating Kids From Their Parents Can Lead To Long-Term Health Problems

7:01pm June 20, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Though the federal government is changing its policy of separating immigrant children and parents, some children who were detained may suffer ongoing health consequences from the trauma.

Trauma or abuse can trigger seizures in people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure disorder.

Her Seizures Looked Like Epilepsy, But Her Brain Looked Fine

4:37pm February 01, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

For a surprising number of people who appear to have epilepsy, the real problem is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, a little-known condition.

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Falls From Strollers And Baby Carriers Can Cause Serious Injuries

3:51pm August 18, 2016

by Rob Stein

Though they're generally safe, strollers and baby carriers are associated with thousands of trips to the emergency room for very young children. Falls are more common than you might think.

Cassandra Steptoe (center) rehearses a performance with fellow actresses as part of The Medea Project, in San Francisco. Steptoe wrote and performs an autobiographical monologue in the production about being HIV-positive.

Theater Helps This HIV-Positive Grandmother Transform Lives

5:00am April 06, 2016

by Farida Jhabvala Romero

Writing her own story, with support from peers, helped Cassandra Steptoe shed the shame she felt in her diagnosis and find psychological healing instead. Now she's inspiring others to do the same.

No one knows how many children have been affected by the spread of Boko Haram across Nigeria and neighboring countries. This photo shows the school uniforms of the girls kidnapped from a school a year ago.

The Kids Brainwashed By Boko Haram Were Silent For Good Reason

8:52am April 03, 2015

by Laura Starecheski

That's how children cope with a fearful situation. We learn more about the 84 boys rescued from a school reportedly influenced by the terrorist group, which is notorious for kidnapping youngsters.