New study finds 2 in 5 Australians experience traumatic events as children
Being exposed to trauma in childhood is linked to serious mental and physical health issues later in life. These findings show trauma is not rare.
‘Wait with me until it’s over’: what teens want you to know about dissociation
Dissociation is the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or emotion, and it’s often linked to trauma.
Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.
‘He stopped me from talking to male colleagues’: new research shows how domestic violence so often starts with isolation and control
First came psychological abuse, then physical, then came sexual abuse.
Young people who witness domestic violence are more likely to be victims of it. Here’s how we can help them
Australia wants to end domestic violence in a generation. To do so, we need to focus on the next one.