Exposure to Violence and Children’s Brain Development

Children's brain development suffer greatly from repeated exposure to violence. Neuroscientists working in the area of brain research have identified the first three to four years in a child's life as being crucially important. During...

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Trauma and Children

Repeated exposure to violence can result in the development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in young children. PTSD is a stress disorder which can develop in children as a result of directly experiencing, witnessing or…

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Childhood Experience with Domestic Violence Research

Researchers from the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing, share their findings on how traumatic violence in a home can impact children years later. Barbara Parker and Richard Steeves, researchers from the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing, share their findings on how traumatic violence in a home can impact children years later.

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