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Children's artwork hangs on the wall at the Upbring New Hope Childrens Center operated by Lutheran Social Services of the South and contracted with the Department of Health and Human Services on June 21, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Health Jun 20

Toddlers separated from parents ‘eerily quiet’ or inconsolable at one migrant shelter

Health Jun 18

Children being separated from their parents at the border experience toxic stress -- intense, repetitive or prolonged adversity without an adult’s intervention -- a situation that’s usually seen when a child is placed in an orphanage, survives a natural disaster or lives in poverty, a war zone or a refugee camp. Photo by Adobe Stock Images.
How the toxic stress of family separation can harm a child

While it’s not clear how the political fight about the practice will play out, researchers do know how a traumatic event like being separated from a parent affects a child.

By Laura Santhanam

Science Apr 18

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Why are black mothers and infants far more likely to die in U.S. from pregnancy-related causes?

The U.S. has a problem with maternal mortality, especially for women of color. Black infants are more than twice as likely to die as white infants; black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes…

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Health Feb 26

Opinion: Too many children with toxic stress are being misdiagnosed

More than 34 million American children have had at least one adverse childhood experience like abuse or neglect. We need every medical professional in this country to be equipped with the right tools for universal screening.

By Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

Health Feb 23

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The devastating, underdiagnosed toll of toxic stress on children

When a child's flight-or-fight response is activated too often, from abuse, neglect or parental addiction, it can change the structure of a developing brain. It's called toxic stress, and pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris believes every medical professional in the country…

By Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

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