New research shows a child’s home environment is closely linked to how their brain matures. A recent study associates parental acceptance with faster brain development, while exposure to household ...

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As someone who has worked in children’s behavioral health for over two decades, I’ve seen what happens when families face trauma alone — and what happens when they don’t have to. At Positive Education ...

Not all painful experiences in childhood are traumatic. But childhood trauma is prevalent and can cause significant problems ...

The odds of a mental health diagnosis in children with chronic medical conditions increased stepwise based on the severity of their illness, according to data from nearly 3 million children presented ...

This past Friday, October 17, was World Trauma Day and it reminded me of how many children carry wounds too deep to process and how many adults feel unprepared to help them heal. As a result they ...

Two cases involving Tennessee children with autism illustrate the harsh, complex realities they face in the juvenile justice system.

Children living through the latest war in the Middle East or seeing images of the conflict may need help making sense of events that ...