Galen Hope, a leader in whole-person, trauma-informed behavioral healthcare, today announced the opening of its innovative ...

In the wake of violent community tragedies which are becoming commonplace in American schools, while lawmakers and advocates alike attempt to find long-term solutions for acts of gun violence, ...

One in four U.S. adolescents is exposed to violence in their neighborhood, and those teens are more than twice as likely to use cigarettes, alcohol or drugs to cope, according to a new study from The ...

Injured adolescents from marginalized groups treated at pediatric trauma centers are more likely to be tested for drugs and alcohol than white adolescents, even when accounting for injury severity, a ...

A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry reveals that childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in risky behaviours, including harmful alcohol ...

Experts highlight key risk factors for traumatic stress after childbirth and outline practical steps that clinicians can take ...

Adolescence has always been a sensitive developmental stage. Research and field experience point to alarming increases in ...

Reactions to trauma may appear immediately after the traumatic event or days and even weeks later. Loss of trust in adults and fear of the event occurring again are responses seen in many children and ...

A teenager bombs a chemistry test and tells her parents she's traumatized. A sixth grader doesn't get picked for dodgeball ...

The incidence of ocular injury is estimated at 28 per 100,000 person-years, making it a significant public health concern.

Trauma and Grief -Focused Group Therapy for Adolescents (TGCT-A), formerly named the UCLA Trauma Grief Program for Adolescents, is a specialized brief therapy for trauma which primarily addresses how ...