When children are traumatically separated from their parents, as we've recently seen with migrants at the U.S. southern border, it does more than just distress children. It can negatively influence ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect. Affecting three out of ...

Drinking alcohol can also cause both short term and long term changes to your brain. Here’s what you need to know.

We’re living through an important moment where people who have been through traumatic experiences are feeling more comfortable coming forward with their stories. Trauma can have a profound impact on ...

As children, they swallowed or breathed in high levels of lead. Now they are adults, and sophisticated forms of brain imaging are allowing scientists to see how that early exposure damaged the wiring ...

Parents often go the extra mile to make sure their babies are safe and healthy. But what if the very place where your baby spends most of their time—sleeping peacefully in their crib—could actually be ...