Results for Abuse & Trauma

Dr. Charles Muorah has successfully helped clients resolve sexual abuse trauma, cultural, racial and other kinds of trauma. He uses... Read More

The prominent Olympic organization failed to alert authorities to many allegations of sexual abuse by coaches.

Recognizing that trauma and poverty are often the causes of behavioral challenges, some schools are teaming up with social workers to provide a trauma-informed approach.

Our brains are mysterious and complex organs, made up of billions of neurons. They control virtually everything we do, from breathing to blinking. And, our brains are ever changing. Each new memory or thoug...

Keeping a diary of domestic violence incidents—both physical and non-physical—may seem like the last type of record a survivor would like to collect. The truth is, this type of documentation can...

The Saturday Night Live veteran discusses a horrifying catalog of abuse, trauma, self-harm and addiction.

Brian talks about healing his childhood sexual trauma using FasterEFT. He found the key to healing his physical, mental and psychological health using a neur...

It’s a common and damaging myth—without bruises, cuts, broken bones, bandages or a black eye, it’s not really abuse. Yet being controlled, feeling scared or being forcefully isolated are just some of ...

Students who experienced trauma found the ability to calm themselves and become ready to learn after practicing mindfulness. A group of students found it so transformative, they wrote a book with the help of their teachers.

Government agencies have been trying to protect children for nearly two hundred years. Why have they failed?

Brian F. Martin survived a violent childhood, only the violence wasn’t aimed at him. From the age of 5 until he was in his teens, he was a witness to near-constant violence between his mother and his mother...

The FY 2017 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will be released in the coming weeks. New for this year’s NOFA is a Joint Transitional Housing and Rapid Re-housing Component Project Type, focusing on providing low-barrier, temporary housing while individuals and families quickly move to permanent housing with a seamless program design. For more information, see the CoC Program Registration Notice and…

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.

Understanding how severe stress affects students is the important first step in creating trauma-sensitive classrooms.

The program is a response to recent research documenting how traumatic experiences create chronic stress and hormonal imbalances that can have long-term implications for health and learning and emotional development.

It can sound like name-calling, constantly correcting someone’s behavior or yelling at, denouncing or demeaning someone. It can also take the form of a prolonged silent treatment. If this type of relation...

Emerging from an abusive relationship presents the opportunity to shift from a surviving mode to a thriving mode. During this period of transition, independence and practical everyday challenges happen whil...

“The town seemed to transform from black and white to color.”

Whether it happened recently or years ago, self-care can help you cope with the short- and long-term effects of a trauma like sexual assault.

The case of former police officer Daniel Holtzclaw is just the latest example of this disturbing trend