New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of ...

Study shows U.S. teens’ well-being has barely improved, revealing the limits of current programs to reduce adversity and ...

Plenty of research shows that adverse childhood experiences can lead to depression and other health problems later in life. But researcher Christina Bethell wondered whether positive experiences in ...

I was recently working with a young mother who struggled with depression and anxiety in the difficult year following the birth of her child. In addition to managing the herculean task of adjusting to ...

We’ve all heard of “adverse childhood experiences” (ACEs). Psychology has focused a large chunk of research on these negative experiences of childhood and found that children with a high number of ...

There is an urgent need to “bring back the village” post-pandemic to support teens and foster a sense of community belonging for young people, says a Simon Fraser University researcher. A new study ...

A new study has identified a key psychological mechanism that connects a person’s childhood experiences with their level of ...

People with secure attachment styles are better equipped to communicate effectively, cope with being alone, and have healthy ...

A study led by University of Houston Health and Human Performance Assistant Professor Cynthia Y. Yoon reveals a significant association between a lower number of positive childhood experiences and a ...

Several national and state-level organizations have led efforts to increase awareness about the negative impacts of adverse childhood experiences on mental and physical health from childhood through ...

Ladan Hashemi receives funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development and the UK Prevention Research Partnership grant (MR-VO49879/1). University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau provides ...