In a world first, University of Melbourne researchers along with international collaborators have used Functional Magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain function to help better understand the affects of repressed stressful memories. The...
Virginia Ironside, British journalist, agony aunt (British for "advice columnist") and author, wrote this poignant post for the Daily Mail. Here's how it starts: Aged just ten, I certainly had no idea that my elegant, glamorous mother was an...
For several years, many have been quick to attribute rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases in childhood obesity. However a new study found that fast-food consumption is simply a byproduct of a much bigger problem:...
As I continue to present the results of the ACE study to various groups a question came up about whether the authors ever asked survey participants if they had ever received any type of therapy or treatment for the ACE's they recorded in...
I've always maintained that journalism and journalists need to be education about ACEs, trauma-informed and resilience-building practices. My profession is stuck in reporting about problems, and doesn't spend enough time on solutions. As...
Six news organizations from around the country joined together as the Reporting on Health Collaborative to highlight the interplay between immigration status and health. Many immigrants feel isolated and alone in America – suffering that...
Journalist Sandra Fish did a fascinating profile of Urban Peak, a program for homeless youth in Denver, for Al Jazeera America. Here's the beginning: David Jennings was 16 when he found himself on the streets, an angry, violent young man. “I...
Results showed that victims of bullying had a higher chance of developing "internalising behaviours" such as depression, anxiety and social withdrawal. The bullies themselves were found to have an increased risk of developing "externalising...
A Murdoch University School of Law researcher says traditional theories of forgiveness don't work for victims of serious crime. Dr Courtney Field said interviews with victims of violent assault, sexual assault and child abuse as well as those who...
The estimated 9 percent of college students who have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are likely to drink more alcohol than peers without the psychological condition. In turn, heavy alcohol consumption exacerbates their PTSD symptoms...
For the report, which was published online Jan. 13 in the journal Pediatrics , the researchers looked at statistics regarding emergency-room visits by young people in 66 U.S. hospitals from 2001 to 2008. They then estimated the number of injuries...
A University of Illinois study has identified the three most significant risk factors for child obesity among preschoolers: (1) inadequate sleep, (2) a parental BMI that classifies the mom or dad as overweight or obese, and (3) parental restriction of...
Green spaces improve wellbeing from ECEHH on Vimeo . This is an interesting finding for the resilience-building communities and individuals categories, from TheAtlanticCities.com: Researchers have been studying the relationship between...
University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers who studied police and US Census Bureau data for Flint, MI, found that in census tracts "where there were low ratios of adult men to adult women, young people were 36 percent more likely to...