Immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Susan Coates, PhD, provided critical mental health services to children and their parents at the Family Assistance Center set up by ...

The unique symptoms of PTSD in youth, and treatments specific to children after trauma. Exploring how PTSD looks different in children than in adults, what factors contribute to trauma’s long-term ...

Childhood trauma occurs more often than you might think and if it goes unaddressed, the potential consequences can be devastating, affecting the individual's life well into adulthood. Nothing matters ...

The catastrophic Camp Fire roared through Northern California’s Butte County in 2018, charring the landscape, taking 86 lives and destroying countless homes and habitats in the town of Paradise. The ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Traumatic events like the Saenger Theatre shooting can heavily impact a child’s mental health. “The first thing that came to mind is shock,” said Altapointe Clinical Mental ...

Psychology Assistant Professor Sarah Merrill studies the chemical tags that trauma and other adverse experiences can leave on ...

Children traumatized by Israel's genocidal war in Gaza are participating in a therapy program that uses virtual reality ...

Women who have been exposed to multiple traumatic experiences during childhood have more difficult births than others. They ...

When Iman Farajallah was growing up in Gaza, she says she witnessed the first and second intifadas — Palestinian uprisings against Israel's occupation of Gaza and the West Bank — and subsequent wars ...

Childhood trauma survivors face unique relationship challenges. Here’s why couple therapy is worth considering.