The statistics are scary. The number of kids requiring hospital treatment each year for physical assault-related injuries can fill every seat in nine stadiums. And 19 percent of those injured kids ...

Trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF‐CBT) is an effective treatment for PTSD, but it is not accessible to everyone, said Rochelle Hanson, Ph.D., a professor in the National Crime Victims ...

Sandy Hook counselors explain how communities should respond and prepare. This is a MedPage Today story. Three days after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, social worker and child ...

If you’ve ever known the relief of a grandmother’s embrace or the comfort of pulling up in her driveway and knowing that a ...

As Sarah Spicer was preparing to evacuate her Tampa, Florida, home ahead of Hurricane Helene, she said she remembers fearing the worst not only for her home, but also her 8-year-old daughter's beloved ...

About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate students ahead of lockdown drills, which can be traumatizing to some ...

Trauma is never the same for everyone. People have different ways to deal with trauma whether it is finding comfort in others ...

Here’s a look at the CHOP program helping foster families deal with children’s past trauma and mental health struggles.

Trauma can leave lasting scars on children, impacting their behavior, development, and emotional well-being. Experts say the effects may not always be visible, but they are often deeply rooted.

The Maimonides Pediatric Trauma Center marked a decade of life-saving care at its 10th Annual Community for Kids benefit, held Dec. 4 at the El Caribe Country Club in Mill Basin. The milestone event ...

Dr. Rochelle Hanson, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, stands in front of the the National Crime Victims Research & ...