Many social situations can provoke anxiety. Be it a networking event for work or having unannounced guests, these kinds of interactions can cause even the most outgoing among us to feel unsettled. But do these feelings differ between the sexes? A...
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high levels of stress hormone—and showing signs of anxiety—are directly related to changes found in their brain...
An Alberta judge says child-welfare workers and foster parents need to have a better understanding of the stress babies in care face to prevent sudden, unexplained deaths. The recommendation is in a report into the death of a...
Mothers who experience significant stress while pregnant are more likely to have children with asthma, indicates research from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in Bilthoven. The findings could be particularly beneficial to...
Genes amplify the stress of harsh environments for some children, and magnify the advantage of supportive environments for other children, according to a study that's one of the first to document how genes interacting with social environments affect...
BLOOMINGTON — When children experience emotional trauma, the consequences may outweigh those of physical abuse, two child welfare experts told a McLean County mental health advisory panel Tuesday. Adverse childhood experiences affect a...
This is a gripping four-part series with three videos, three sets of photos, a timeline and a diagram that detail the story of the New Bethany Home for Girls in Arcadia, Louisiana, a private Christian boarding school, and the girls who were...
Andrea Blanch, director of the Center for Religious Tolerance, and Kimberly Konkel, associate director for Health, Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships wrote this post on MentalHealth.gov. Here's the beginning: Across the country,...
Babies and young children make giant developmental leaps all of the time. Sometimes, it seems, even overnight they figure out how to recognize certain shapes or what the word "no" means no matter who says it. It turns out that making those leaps...
Far fewer immigrants arrested by California law enforcement are being turned over to federal authorities for deportation since a new state law went into effect in January. Until now, California has accounted for a third of deportations under U.S....
I believe that ending violence requires more than the use of our resources to minimizing the harmful impacts of violence. I believe that there must be a step beyond taking on violence to avert deaths. We need a long-term vision to guide our projects...
I began reading the book History Beyond Trauma by Françoise Davoine and Jean-Max Gaudillière during a turbulent time in my life — when deaths, losses, and uncertainties continually piled up. Despite my best efforts to...
San Diego County Health and Human Services director Nick Macchione sent a letter to his department last week detailing a sweep of training and programmatic tweaks to get his entire staff, and the services they offer,...
A jury ruled San Diego County must pay nearly $2 million for its failure to protect a child in its care from her sexually abusive biological father. One of Child Welfare Services missions is to protect children but a recent jury verdict ruled the...