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By Shabeer Syed, Laura D. Howe, Rebecca E. Lacey, et al., The Lancet Public Health, Image: Unsplashed in Crowdstack , February 2025 *Editor's Note: This is an Open Access article available to all. Summary Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) often affect multiple children within families, yet studies tend to focus on the health outcomes of individual children, underestimating the needs of affected families. We aimed to examine the association between firstborns exposed to ACEs...

By Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health, Image: screenshot from factsheet , February 11, 2025 Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 Young adults are experiencing elevated rates of mental health problems. Today’s college students were in, or starting, high school when the pandemic pivoted much of their educational and social lives to online experiences. The majority of today’s college students report struggling with substantial levels of stress. Emotional stress is...

By Karen D. Lincoln, California Health Care Foundation, Image: screenshot from article , December 4, 2024 The intersection of racism and health care continues to have profound effects on Black Americans, particularly as they age. Older Black Americans experience a double burden: the accumulated impact of historical discrimination in jobs, housing, education, and health care, alongside ongoing exposure to systemic racism in the health care system and stressful environmental, social, and...

Emily E. Haroz, PhD By Yulin Hswen and Jennifer Abbasi, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Image: screenshot from article , January 10, 2025 This conversation is part of a series of interviews in which JAMA Network editors and expert guests explore issues surrounding the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and medicine. In a recent study using electronic health record data from nearly 17 000 patients, researchers found that an existing suicide risk...

Concrete barriers placed in a residential neighborhood in Birmingham have become a symbol of just how hard it is to make a neighborhood feel safer while gun violence persists. Credit... Wes Frazer for The New York Times *Editor's note: The full article is behind a paywall. However, certain publications allow a limited number of articles to be viewed per month. Thank you. Birmingham, Ala., which had a record year for homicides, is trying to curb shootings by blocking streets. But the effort...

Students work in a classroom at Benjamin O. Davis Middle School in Compton, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) By Anne Ma and Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press, Image: Eric Thayer/AP Photo , February 11, 2025 COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have made a dramatic difference, the 11-year-old said. She proudly pulled up a...

By Adrian Röbke, LinkedIn, Image: screenshot from article , January 27, 2025 The Hidden Role of the Body in Systemic Change We are living through a time of profound transformation. Climate breakdown, ecological devastation, and deepening social inequalities are not distant or abstract—they are experiences we feel in our bodies. That tightness in your chest The constant hum of anxiety The exhaustion that doesn’t seem to go away These aren’t just emotions or passing thoughts. They are your...

Just two more days to register - join us! For nearly 25 years, Risking Connection has been at the forefront of the trauma-informed care movement. Over the past decade, the Risking Connection foundational trauma training has evolved into the Risking Connection Change Model , a multi-stage intervention that supports trauma-informed, organizational culture change. In recent years, our hearts and minds have grown to embrace a more socially just view of the world. Now, we are pleased to announce...

To read more of Joshua Shavit's article, please click here, Groundbreaking study reveals the impact of social media likes on mental health . Social media feedback significantly impacts young people’s mood and mental health. New research uncovers the need for digital literacy and platform reforms. ( CREDIT: Getty Images ) © The Brighter Side of News Growing up in today’s world means navigating a reality deeply intertwined with social media . For many young people aged 15 to 24, this...

Workplace safety goes beyond physical well-being and isn’t being comfortable all the time. Safety is about creating an environment where employees can thrive without fear of retribution or harm. Table of Contents Defining safety How do I know if I'm unsafe at work? What does a safe workplace look like? Why is safety important? Is safety the same as comfort? Building resilience Final thoughts Defining safety at work Trauma-informed approaches do not work without safety. What exactly do we...

Vaccine information statements, which doctors are legally required to show patients before they are immunized, can be downloaded from the C.D.C. website, but their individual web pages are no longer active. Credit... Joe Raedle/Getty Images Intense backlash prompted the reinstatement of some online resources. But guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care remain missing. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, Image: Joe...

Tips that young kids might need support to thrive By Rae Jacobson, Daryaneh Badaly (Clinical Expert), Child Mind Institute, Image: screenshot from article , December 2, 2024 Quick Read It can be hard to tell if a preschool-age child is likely to have a learning disability. When kids are young, they develop skills at different speeds, and kids have different strengths and weaknesses. As they get older their abilities usually even out. But there are some signs in preschool and early school...