Community trauma remains a major issue in marginalized communities. But there's still little research to show how police cause mental-health issues—or what can be done to lessen the communal anguish.
New research finds a link between adolescent adversity and later-in-life pain.
Brain research gives insight into why abused youth are more vulnerable to exploitation—and how we can help them heal.
Performing can be a way of letting go of one's sense of self.
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The students most at risk for corporal punishment include the most vulnerable groups, such as black students and those with disabilities.
A new study assesses the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in America by state, race or ethnicity, and income level.
New research suggests that people who have fragmented rapid eye movement sleep are more susceptible to mental trauma.
As public awareness of harassment grows exponentially in the wake of #MeToo, the advocates staffing sexual assault hotlines are taking more calls—and teaching more callers—than ever before.
New research shows that those who suffered significant trauma at a young age are unable to correctly consider risk as adults.
A new study finds that a quarter of undocumented Mexican immigrants are at risk for mental-health disorders.
Laura Hanson says University of Oregon attorneys obtained her counseling records without her permission. The university says it did nothing wrong, but has since changed its policy.
Data about bias may tell us more than we thought about inequality, violence, and the need to embrace humanity, writes Vishnu Sridharan, co-author of "Umbrellas Don’t Make It Rain," a recent report on race and economic achievement.
Pediatricians and psychologists say unnecessary restraints can traumatize kids and encourage worse behavior.
We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.
How does one tell the untraumatized majority about the conditions that constitute the underworld of trauma?
New research cautions journalists against harming their most vulnerable sources.
What happens to children and teenagers exposed to violence in their own neighborhoods.
Five studies you should read before you deploy a trigger warning.
Vet courts, like drug courts, treat the underlying factors for first-time offenders.
Updates to past Pacific Standard print stories.
Worries about post-traumatic stress have become a stock part of the media narrative surrounding tragedies like Boston and Newtown. And resilience is supposedly the best we can hope for in the face of adversity. But what if there's a third option? The story of one mass shooting, and the surprising tug of post-traumatic growth.
When he walked the streets of Los Angeles in the '80s, community members lived in constant fear of the Night Stalker.
About a decade ago, Washington State embarked on an early social experiment to educate people about the impacts of stress on children. The results are starting to show.