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 ...

A new study published in the journal Death Studies suggests that positive childhood experiences can reduce the impact of trauma-related stress on suicidal thoughts in young adults. Researchers found ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since the groundbreaking adverse childhood experiences study (ACEs; Felitti et al., 1998), research exploring the relationship between childhood adversity and detrimental adult behaviors and health ...

Kids who have more supportive experiences with family, friends, and people in their school and community may be less likely to have psychological or relationship troubles in adulthood, a new study ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn’t changed substantially in the United States in ...

Early relational health embraces the ecobiodevelopmental model of health that expands the wellness continuum from the “absence of disease” to include wellness, thriving, and flourishing within the ...

Ladan Hashemi receives funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development and the UK Prevention Research Partnership grant (MR-VO49879/1). Children with traumatic experiences in their early ...