"Low doses of a psychedelic drug erased the conditioned fear response in mice, suggesting that the agent may be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and related conditions, a new study by University of South Florida researchers found.......
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"They followed their parents to remote regions of the world to preach the Gospel. But in recent years, dozens of adults, known in evangelical Christian circles as "MKs," or missionary kids, have come forward to report decades-old abuse at the hands of...
"A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Naval Health Research Center has shown military service members who have trouble sleeping prior to deployments may be at greater risk of developing...
"Incarceration has a phenomenal effect on children whose family members are in prison. Studies suggest that girls with an incarcerated household member have sex at younger ages, are less likely to use contraceptives, have more sexual partners and are...
"I think a lot of it has to do with this common thread that runs throughout this report,” Conley said of the rise in abuse. “A lot of that is based on adverse childhood experiences.” "Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic...
" Children’s Resilience Initiative ™ (CRI), a community-based response to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) that was born from a vision that tools and resources could help children, their families, and the community address the...
"South Carolina is one of the six jurisdictions that the Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab ( SIB Lab) at the Harvard Kennedy School and The Rockefeller Foundation selected to provide technical assistance for designing and implementing...
"Pima County Juvenile Court is just the second court in the country to become trauma responsive. They are doing a thorough review of the court process to recognize and limit trauma, hopefully reducing the number of kids returning to the center and...
"Boys exposed to familial violence, including conflict between siblings, become increasingly aggressive toward their peers at school, and this aggression is associated with greater levels of alcohol and drug use over time, a new study by a University...
" The growing criticism of our current understanding of P.T.S.D. suggests that what was once ignored or treated as a failure of character—the soldier’s weakness—has now been medicalized to the exclusion of discussing its moral...
"According to the London Associated Press, in the first major global review of violence against women, a series of reports released found about a third of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner. They also found...
"St. Aemilian-Lakeside recently received a $450,000 grant from the Russell J. and Betty Jane Shaw Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to integrate a trauma informed approach into child welfare at its subsidiary, Integrated Family Services. "The...
"Early exposure to violence and stress not only can affect children's mental and social development during their formative years, it also can increase the risk of alcoholism, illicit drug use, adult depression, anxiety and even heart disease much...