FOR DECADES, Martin Teicher, M.D., Ph.D., has investigated the impact of trauma on the developing brain. He is currently an ...

Workplace trauma is an issue contemporary leaders must increasingly address, and with care and expertise. Research shows that unresolved childhood trauma has a significant impact on how adults respond ...

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in ...

Trauma can leave lasting scars, as research shows that people who experience childhood trauma have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. More ...

Childhood emotional neglect can fracture identity and affect adult relationships. Learn how relational therapy helps repair ...

We all know that traumatic experiences in childhood leave deep invisible scars. However, researchers examining longitudinal data now say they’re not so certain all trauma leaves the same type of ...

In the 1980s, a study was conducted to investigate obesity treatment. A researcher tried fasting under medical supervision, and not surprisingly, many adults lost vast amounts of weight quickly. But ...

In her work with families that struggle to create and maintain a healthy home environment, April Oschmann, a solutions-based case manager at The Extra Mile in Lafayette, has noticed a trend. Often, ...

Uchenna Umeh knew she needed to file for divorce in 2009. The relationship was not working, and she did not want her three children, then ages 9, 7, and 2, to grow up in that environment. As a ...

Hundreds of people gathered Monday night for Justice Matters' Annual Nehemiah Action Assembly at 200 McDonald Dr. in Lawrence. In a gathering led by a local faith-based advocacy group, hundreds in the ...