‘Tis a season for study releases, and there are some below that are particularly interesting. But, before you get traumatized by even more info on trauma, get outside, take a deep breath, spend time with people you love!

1)  Don’t miss this fascinating 10/10/18 release: a compilation of maps and charts on Childhood Adversity and Resilience in California from Kidsdata (Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health), including information by county and legislative district, as well as data on “basic needs not met.”

Summary: Childhood Adversity and Resilience

2)  A recent UCLA study points out a relationship between mental health problems and parents who have experienced trauma:

“Previous research has looked at childhood trauma as a risk factor for later physical and mental health problems in adulthood, but this is the first research to show that the long-term behavioral health harms of childhood adversity extend across generations from parent to child,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Adam Schickedanz. He is a pediatrician and health services researcher and assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

See the link: Parents who had severe trauma, stresses in childhood more likely to have kids with behavioral health problems

3)  NPR reports on another recently published study out of Harvard — the largest study to date — about the broad prevalence of ACEs and their disproportionate impact on minorities:

This new study suggests a need to target prevention resources where they can help most, says Jack Shonkoff, a professor of child health and development at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This also requires identifying what makes some people more susceptible than others to the effects of adversity.

“Nobody is immune to adverse experiences in childhood but for some population groups, they’re a larger burden of childhood adversity than others,” he says. “We need to focus on targeting limited resources to the people at greatest risk and making sure those resources go into programs that reduce or mitigate adversity.”

See the link: Childhood Trauma And Its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among Minorities

4)  Very interesting recent study release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison…”Childhood trauma leaves scars that are genetic, not just emotional.”

“Neglect, abuse, violence and trauma endured early in life can ripple directly into a child’s molecular structure and distort their DNA, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.”

See the link: Childhood trauma leaves scars that are genetic, not just emotional, UW-Madison study affirms

5) The brief quotes here from persons impacted by trauma — “25 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because of Childhood Trauma” — are very enlightening, and perhaps most of us can relate in some way!  Check them out…

25 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because of Childhood Trauma