Effects of adverse childhood experiences on diverse, marginalized pediatric patients experiencing chronic pain

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are characterized as stressful or traumatic experiences encountered before 18 years of age. ACEs can lead to toxic stress, which causes negative physical and ...
Daily Trojan

Student Health expands toxic stress screenings

Last semester, Student Health expanded its use of a pre-appointment questionnaire to identify students who may have ...
Daily Cardinal

UW-Madison Global Health Webinar highlights urgent challenges in childhood vaccination decline, antimicrobial resistance

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute convened experts from around the world with UW-Madison faculty for a Jan. 27 webinar examining the growing complexities of infectious ...
The New York Times

Childhood Trauma Doesn’t Have to Be a Lifelong Curse

Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard against enduring harm. Headway Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting ...
Frontiers

Adverse childhood experience and non-suicidal self-injury in male prisoners: a chain mediating effect through sense of security and emotional problems

Introduction: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is highly prevalent among prisoners and poses substantial challenges to prison management. This study examined the mechanisms linking adverse childhood ...