A new program designed to help firefighting recruits cope with stress and anxiety after experiencing traumatic events in Western Australia could soon also be extended to their families. The resilience-building program is designed to lower...
Exercise, a healthy diet and good sleep can protect the body against the negative effects of stress and slow down the aging process at a cellular level, researchers report. A study involving hundreds of older women found that stressful events are...
Too often, mentally ill defendants find that cracks in the criminal justice system lead straight to jail or prison, Deborah Grohs said. She noticed it as a public defender, and then as a 4th Judicial District Court judge. "The jails became the mental...
August 4, 2014: Next on City Vision, host David Onek and a panel of experts look at why childhood stress can impact long-term health. What are the biochemical changes that occur because of early stress, and why can they reduce life expectancy? What...
When University of Texas police responded to a call from a student who said she had been sexually assaulted, they found her crying under a desk in a hallway. That the accuser had enough confidence to call police — a choice many sexual assault...
School of Psychology PhD student Pasquale Alvaro surveyed more than 300 Australian high school students aged 12-18 to better understand their sleep habits, mental health condition and the time of day they were most active (known as their...
Almost half of the nation's children have been exposed to traumatic experiences such as witnessing violence or living with a parent who is an alcoholic or drug addict, and these kids are much more likely to bully, repeat grades in school, and have...
When parents bring their four-month-olds to a well-baby checkup at the Children’s Clinic in Portland, OR, Drs. Teri Petersen, R.J. Gillespie and their 15 other partners ask the parents about their adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). When...
Writer Jamie Thompson follows a child abuse investigation in Dallas, Texas from beginning to end. Sergeant Brenda Nichols had already worked 14 hours, investigated the death of one baby, juggled three priority cases, and reviewed dozens of...
All parents endure stress, but studies show that parents of children with developmental disabilities, like autism, experience depression and anxiety far more often. Struggling to obtain crucial support services, the financial strain of paying for...
When we step away from our high-stressed lives and step into nature, we get a shift. Physiologically, our brains and bodies change. We relax, and the quality of our thought changes. A different brain network activates. That brain network is available...
One-fifth of Americans develop a mental illness during their lifetime, according to DSHS, and half of all mental illnesses begin by age 14. “It really does affect their school life, their home life, their occupational choices and it influences...
More than 300,000 California children between the ages 4 and 11 need mental health care, but only one in four is treated, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research — this, despite the Centers for Disease...
Elementary school students seem to be satisfied with the healthier school lunches being offered to them, according to a new study of school officials. New meal standards -- issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- went into effect in the fall...
For children growing up in poverty, the seeds of poor health in adulthood appear to be sown early. But a nurturing parent may be able to foster a child's resilience to such conditions as allergies, diabetes, heart disease and some cancers, says a new...