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

    May 24, 2020
    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.
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    When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy Make It Hard to Seek Help

    Nov 29, 2019
    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.
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    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.
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    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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    Participation in team sports as a teen may help protect against the long-term mental health effects of childhood trauma.
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    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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    Researchers followed a group of kids from childhood into adulthood to track the link between trauma in early life and adult mental health.
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    Should Childhood Trauma Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis?

    Nov 09, 2018
    New research highlights the link between childhood trauma and mental illness and addiction in adulthood, leading some researchers to call it an issue as pressing as any infectious disease.
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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.
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    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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    A 4-year-old Honduran girl carries a doll while walking with her immigrant mother. Both were released Sunday from federal detention in McAllen, Texas.
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    Separating Kids From Their Parents Can Lead To Long-Term Health Problems

    Jun 20, 2018
    Though the federal government is changing its policy of separating immigrant children and parents, some children who were detained may suffer ongoing health consequences from the trauma.
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    Her Seizures Looked Like Epilepsy, But Her Brain Looked Fine

    Feb 01, 2018
    For a surprising number of people who appear to have epilepsy, the real problem is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, a little-known condition.
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    Buckle up for safety in strollers, too.
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    Falls From Strollers And Baby Carriers Can Cause Serious Injuries

    Aug 18, 2016
    Though they're generally safe, strollers and baby carriers are associated with thousands of trips to the emergency room for very young children. Falls are more common than you might think.
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    Performers with the theater company rehearse in San Francisco. The Media Project, founded more than two decades ago, melds personal stories with Greek, Roman and African myths to introduce "the universality of all of our stories," says Rhodessa Jones, fo
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    Theater Helps This HIV-Positive Grandmother Transform Lives

    Apr 06, 2016
    Writing her own story, with support from peers, helped Cassandra Steptoe shed the shame she felt in her diagnosis and find psychological healing instead. Now she's inspiring others to do the same.
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    More Than 160 School Social Workers To Be Hired In Nevada

    Jan 15, 2016

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State officials have awarded $5.6 million in grants to hire more than 160 social workers and mental health professionals in Nevada schools.

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    These are photos of some of the kidnapped girls, courtesy of their families. Top row (left to right): Yana Pogu, Rhoda Peters, Saratu Ayuba, Comfort, Bullus, Dorcas Yakubu. Bottom row (left to right): Hauwa Mutah, Hajara Isa, Rivkatu Ngalang.
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    The Kids Brainwashed By Boko Haram Were Silent For Good Reason

    Apr 02, 2015
    That's how children cope with a fearful situation. We learn more about the 84 boys rescued from a school reportedly influenced by the terrorist group, which is notorious for kidnapping youngsters.
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