By Jack P. Shonkoff — 2022
Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being
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Racism and social inequality don’t just affect adults. Here's why they have a profound impact on the mental health of children of color.
We tend to think of childhood as a time of innocence and joy, but as many as 2 to 3 percent of children from ages 6 to 12 can have serious depression.
In my more than two decades of treating children with mental health problems like ADHD, anxiety, childhood depression, oppositional defiant disorder, ASD, and many other conditions, I have found that making changes in the parenting environment can usually resolve the child’s problem.
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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.