childhood trauma

Education

N. Carolina-based foster care provider receives $4M grant to reduce violence and related trauma

9:31am May 12, 2023

A North-Carolina-based foster care provider has been awarded $4 million for a new project targeting a Winston-Salem community. WFDD reporter David Ford and Crossnore Communities for Children CEO Bret Loftis explain where some of that money will go.

People sit Feb. 14 in front of a photo display of the 17 people killed four years earlier during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

A teacher who was at the Parkland shooting offers advice for the Uvalde survivors

11:33am June 03, 2022

Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.

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A drawing from the War Toys project and Brian McCarty's photo that interprets that image.

A photographer uses toys to reflect children's experiences in war

5:01am May 19, 2022

by Ben Abrams

Brian McCarty's nonprofit provides art therapy to kids who have escaped conflicts, then transforms some of their traumatic drawings into toy dioramas to help people understand the horrors of war.

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COVID-19 survivors gather in New York and place stickers representing lost relatives on a wall in remembrance of those who have died during the pandemic.

Health & Safety

COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers

12:42pm October 07, 2021

Roughly 175,000 children in the U.S. have lost one or both parents or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19, according to a new study. The majority come from racial and ethnic minority groups.

Justice Buress, 4, hides under a table while demonstrating a drill at Little Explorers Learning Center in St. Louis. Tess Trice, head of the day care program, carries out monthly drills to train the children to get on the floor when they hear gunfire.

Health & Safety

Teaching Kids To Hide From Gunfire: Safety Drills At Day Care And At Home

9:00am May 24, 2020

by Cara Anthony

Sheltering in place isn't new for children who live in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence, and shootings haven't eased during the pandemic. St. Louis families improvise to keep kids safe.

Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out.

Health & Safety

When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy Make It Hard to Seek Help

6:23pm November 29, 2019

by Christine Herman

Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out.

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Childhood trauma can lead to longterm health problems. More should be done to prevent it, says the CDC.

Health & Safety

CDC: Childhood Trauma Is A Public Health Issue And We Can Do More Prevent It

6:17pm November 05, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

What happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New data shows a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life. Prevention is critical, public health experts say.

Researchers surveyed people about their happy childhood memories and found that those who had more were much less likely to experience depression later in life.

Health & Safety

Positive Childhood Experiences May Buffer Against Health Effects Of Adverse Ones

4:14pm September 09, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Researchers asked adults to reflect back on their happy childhood memories. They found those who recalled more were less likely to have depression in adulthood and had more supportive relationships.

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Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris was founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco before becoming California's surgeon general this year.

California's 1st Surgeon General Spotlights Health Risks Of Childhood Adversity

10:08am July 02, 2019

by Erika Stallings

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris has spent much of her career alerting the medical community to health damage that adverse childhood experiences can wreak. Now she aims to protect and heal California's kids.

Participation in team sports as a teen may help protect against the long-term mental health effects of childhood trauma.

Health & Safety

Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma

4:43pm May 28, 2019

by Susie Neilson

For teens who've experienced childhood trauma, playing team sports may help them avoid depression and anxiety later in life. But the cost of teen sports puts them out of reach for many could benefit.