Let’s say there is a 9-year-old boy who is being treated at a residential facility due to his dysregulated and aggressive behavior. Like so many children in these places, he has a history of abuse and ...

No one gets through life unscathed. But what trauma does to our brains is sometimes a result of factors outside of our control. This is especially true for children. When a fragile, growing brain ...

Objectification is a form of relational trauma that is often overlooked in therapy. Instead of a full person with their own ...

Psychology Assistant Professor Sarah Merrill studies the chemical tags that trauma and other adverse experiences can leave on ...

With the R2.5-million 2024/2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award, we have the opportunity to catapult Africa into the forefront of paediatric traumatic brain injury research and expertise.

L-R: Elisa Reiter of Calabrese Budner, Daniel Pollack of Yeshiva University's School of Social Work, and Virginia E. Griffin of Griffin, Donnell, and Associates. Courtesy photos How susceptible are ...

Adoption is a complex and deeply personal journey that brings unique strengths, challenges and experiences to every child and family. In early childhood education and care (ECEC) environments, ...

Some 42% of Australians experience a traumatic event before turning 18—and it affects their health decades later.

The shadow of gun violence follows Ashley Castillo everywhere. When she was a first grader in South Central Los Angeles in 2012, an armed attacker attempted to break into her school. That first ...

The Globe editorial, “DCF needs more resources to serve kids with medically complex needs” (Opinion, March 14), focuses on an important issue of kids in custody of the Department of Children and ...