More than one-third of the population experiences adversity in childhood—including abuse, neglect or family violence—leaving hundreds of thousands in need of treatment.
Aug 23, 2022
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When he was 19 years old, Cecilio "Pepe" Vega was shot in the leg while sitting on his deck playing cards. With his back to the scene, he never saw the passing driver who attacked him that day in New Haven in 1989.
Aug 12, 2022
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La Trobe University researchers have done a deep dive into the costs of alcohol use in Australia to those impacted alcohol use, rather than the drinkers themselves, revealing an estimated cost of close to $20 billion in 2016.
Jul 26, 2022
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A new study has found children exposed to domestic and family violence were at a much higher risk of problems such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse and had a five times higher chance of needing help from a mental ...
Jul 19, 2022
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One in three Melbourne mothers experiences family violence before their first child's 10th birthday, according to a new study.
Jun 30, 2022
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A simple change to an assessment tool would double the capture rate of elder abuse sufferers, a University of Otago study has shown.
Apr 5, 2022
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Almost 200,000 Australian children are exposed to moderate or serious levels of risky gambling by a parent each year, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). The study is the first to report ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Adults who have suffered childhood trauma exhibit a higher degree of somatization (i.e., mental suffering expressed through physical complaints that may lead them to consulting a physician). What happens in the parent-child ...
Mar 29, 2022
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A new report, RECOVER: Reconnecting mothers and children after family violence, reveals that a child-parent psychotherapy (CPP) program was effective in re-establishing a positive mother-child relationship after trauma, in ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Lockdowns and economic stress have contributed to the rise of child abuse and neglectful parenting behaviors during the pandemic, with an increase in family violence reported in multiple studies.
Jan 13, 2022
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