Mental health services force electroshock, rarely asking about causes like childhood adversities and recent stressors; few ...

Hauser is the author of Vulnerable Minds: The harm of childhood trauma and the hope of resilience, which was published on March 12, 2024 by Penguin-Random House, New York. In 2022, the World Health ...

Childhood trauma is complex and all too common. More than two-thirds of children in the United States reported experiencing at least one traumatic event by the age of 16, according to the Substance ...

"Generational trauma" has been a buzz phrase for a few years now, as more and more adults learn that the origins of some of their own mental health problems might go much farther back than their own ...

The Center for Child Counseling hosted a "Lead The Fight" luncheon at The Breakers. Guest speaker Benjamin Perks, a UNICEF global advocate, discussed ending child trauma and maltreatment. Perks ...

What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

Somhairlín Ó Cearbhaill, 33, was born into trauma, quite literally. The daughter of Irish immigrants who struggled with addiction, she came into the world with hearing, learning, and physical ...

This post is part of a series on adverse childhood experiences. Read the other parts here. “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” —Zora Neale Hurston The psychologist James ...

Navigating relationships with parents can be incredibly tricky, especially for adult children who had challenging childhoods. Many grew up envying their friends with more picture-perfect upbringings.

Childhood abuse can leave deep emotional scars, but its effects extend far beyond the mind. As a survivor of physical and sexual abuse, I’ve learned how trauma can disrupt not just emotional ...