Functional freeze is when someone goes into autopilot as a response to chronic stress and trauma. Unlike other trauma responses, someone in functional freeze can appear completely normal to the ...

Trauma-responsive communities are committed to acknowledging the impact trauma has on its members, taking action to ease the ...

As a nonprofit that provides mental health care for children ages 3 to 17, Clarity Child Guidance Center has noticed for more than a decade that 90% of our patients have experienced trauma of some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shutterstock Most people think of people-pleasing as a harmless habit, but fawning is something entirely different — a trauma ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and experts say conversations about keeping children safe are more important ...

In his most recent book, The Myth of Normal, Canadian physician Gabor Maté argues that the source of emotional distress and proliferation of diagnoses seen in society today lies primarily with our ...

This story discusses child sexual abuse. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 800-656-4673 to reach the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. You can also visit the Child Help Hotline for ...