Third Annual Evan Lieberman Westchester Medical Center Trauma Mud Run

How Childhood Traumas Affect Aging

Nine Tips for Talking to Kids about Trauma

After a tragedy like the Paris attacks, kids will have questions. How do we respond?

5 medical practices that will soon be outdated

At one point, we used to be able to buy cigarettes while lying in our hospital beds. What other medical practices will fall by the wayside in 30 years?

Emotional Trauma’s Surprising Effect on Children

Alteration in the brain may be similar to head trauma

How Childhood Experiences Shape Our Nation's Health

New findings suggest that Americans are ready for new approaches address early childhood trauma and stress. To do that in a big way, we need more than science—we need a movement.

Why Understanding Student Trauma is More Important Than Teaching ‘Grit’

“We are asking students to change a belief system without changing the situation around them.”

To manage the stress of trauma, schools are teaching students how to relax

Toxic stress is a barrier to learning, educators say, and often affects students living in poverty.

10 Things About Childhood Trauma Every Teacher Needs to Know

For children who have experienced trauma, learning can be a big struggle. But once trauma is identified as the root of the behavior, we can adapt our approach to help kids cope when they’re at school.

5 Self-Care Practices Black People Can Use While Coping With Trauma

The distress can be daunting, but don't let it defeat you.

3 Steps to Building a Personal Medical Record

A personal medical record collects all of your medical information into a single file. Keeping one is an important step in managing your care. Learn about what to include, how to gather the information, and why creating a personal medical record can help.

What is Child Trauma?

What is Child Trauma?<br>When a child feels intensely threatened by an event he or she is involved in or witnesses, we call that event a trauma. There is a range of traumatic events or trauma types to which children and adolescents can be exposed.

Why Trauma is Important

Sometimes I am asked why trauma is so important to the work we do. In every section of our society, there are trauma survivors.  This is especially t

4 Ways to Start Healing From Childhood Trauma

Asking the right questions and changing the script.

A Therapist’s Guide to Understanding Trauma Therapy

What is trauma? Types, symptoms, and treatments

A person can experience trauma after any situation that they find distressing or threatening. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatments.

Showing compassion: How to mitigate the effects of childhood trauma

Experts have identified 10 adverse childhood experiences that can have a lasting impact on a person's well-being.

The Kids Are Not All Right: How Trauma Affects Development

Developmental Trauma Disorder is a new phrase used for children growing up with seriously adverse symptoms, like those seen in combat veterans with PTSD.

How trauma-informed care promotes healing

Trauma is common in human experience, health care personnel and systems must be cognizant of its impact on past, present, and future health.

What Is Trauma? 9 Things We Fail To Understand

What comes to your mind when you hear the word trauma? Do you think of physical or psychological trauma? Do you have preconceived notions about how trauma may affect human development? Sadly, many people struggle to understand the emotional, psychological,...

How Child Sponsorship Can Address Trauma

Understanding childhood trauma makes a difference in helping vulnerable children.