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

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

Nov 05, 2019
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.
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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.

Positive Childhood Experiences May Buffer Against Health Effects Of Adverse Ones

Sep 09, 2019
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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California's 1st Surgeon General Spotlights Health Risks Of Childhood Adversity

Jul 02, 2019
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.
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Jeannine sorts through a binder of writing assignments from her therapy. In keeping a journal about her past experiences with pain, she noticed that the pain symptoms began when she was around 8 — a time of escalating family trauma at home.

Can You Reshape Your Brain's Response To Pain?

Jun 10, 2019
Changing how the mind reacts to pain can reduce the discomfort experienced, according to scientists who study brain pathways that regulate pain. A new type of therapy aims to enhance that effect.
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Well-kept parks, clean air and water, safe and friendly neighborhoods: these and many other factors outside our control contribute to health.

'Well' Explores The Social And Political Underpinnings Of Health

Jun 04, 2019
In a new book, physician Sandro Galea calls for a change in how we talk about health in America. The real drivers of wellness, he argues, are not personal choice, but our history, policies and values.
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Participation in team sports as a teen may help protect against the long-term mental health effects of childhood trauma.

Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma

May 28, 2019
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.
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Nearly 62 percent of respondents had at least one ACE and a quarter reported three or more. The remaining respondents had at least two ACEs, including 16 percent with four or more such experiences.

Childhood Trauma And Its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among Minorities

Sep 17, 2018

The largest study of its kind shows a high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences — or ACEs — across the population, but especially among some vulnerable groups.

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