UCSF review is the largest to distill how stress affects all areas of a child’s health, starting in the womb through adolescence.

FOR DECADES, Martin Teicher, M.D., Ph.D., has investigated the impact of trauma on the developing brain. He is currently an ...

A new psychological investigation suggests that emotional abuse in childhood serves as the primary driver for a debilitating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zoran Milich/Stocksy As doctors, we know that physical health is closely linked to mental health, and past experiences can often ...

Each year between 200,000 and 270,000 children and youth enter foster care placements with child welfare services, and many more children receive child welfare services while remaining in their parent ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...

I recently posted "Navigating Childhood Trauma: Fact vs. Fiction" because childhood trauma is an important issue that sometimes gets confused or exaggerated. But it’s also possible to be missed and ...

For Our Keiki is a new KHON2 series that provides practical guidance for Hawaiʻi families to support their children’s ...

Violence in our communities could be making some children feel unsafe. The trauma from those feelings could have life-long health impacts. Some schools in our area are taking a "trauma-informed" ...