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5 Ways Trauma And Poverty Affect Childhood Development

By Nicole F. Roberts — 2020

Although children are born ready to learn and grow, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur in youth resulting in toxic stress. And that toxic stress from ACEs can literally change how the brain develops and affect how the body responds to stress as one ages.

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Eating Disorders Thrive in Anxious Times, and Pose a Lethal Threat

Eating disorders are thriving during the pandemic. Hotline calls to the National Eating Disorders Association are up 70-80% in recent months. For many, eating is a form of control — a coping mechanism tied to stress.

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Yuki Noguchi
2020
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Patience Is a Superpower

In low seasons, while you sit in the waiting room of life, patience is a superpower. But by adopting these seven mindsets, you can run circles around life’s challenges.

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Michael Pietrzak
2020
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Cutting and Self-Harm Behaviors in Teens

These behaviors are more common than you might think with an estimated range of 6.4% to 30.8% of teens admitting to trying to harm themselves.

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Vincent Iannelli
2020
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How a Child Psychiatrist Suggests Dealing with Really Scary News

As a child psychiatrist for nearly four decades, I’ve seen that when children are also exposed to the never-ending negative news cycle—even if that just means hearing their parents talk about current events—it makes them feel unsafe, which is often manifested by sleepless nights, anxiety,...

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Daniel Amen
2017
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Poverty and Economic Inequality