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What Does Childhood Trauma Have to Do With White Supremacy?

What Does Childhood Trauma Have to Do With White Supremacy?

High levels of adverse early experiences are found among extremists.

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Why Do Our Early Attachments Matter So Much?

Early attachments set the stage for future relationships, but that's not all.

28.07.2026 60

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Psychological Costs of Experiencing Homelessness

Homelessness is not only physical. The emotional impact is devastating too.

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Child Neglect Is Devastating to the Sense of Self

Too many children blame themselves for parental neglect.

09.06.2026 90

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When Children Witness Domestic Violence

Children experience violence with their whole selves.

13.05.2026 90

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Sexual Assault Survivors Are Not Responsible for Their Own Suffering

The sexually abused wrongly carry a greater burden of shame than their abusers.

21.04.2026 100

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Stress Can Change Our Brains

Some stresses help us grow, but others create lasting problems.

26.03.2026 100

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Empathy and Juvenile Crime

Empathy can motivate us to act in positive or negative ways toward at-risk youth

10.03.2026 100

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The Upended Lives of Detained Children

10.02.2026 80

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The Adolescent Brain and Delinquency

19.01.2026 100

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The Reiner Tragedy: What Research Tells Us

24.12.2025 100

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The List of ACEs Should Be Longer

03.12.2025 100

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The Unspoken Grief of Children Who Lose a Parent

11.11.2025 100

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Middle School Expulsion Heightens the Risk of Delinquency

11.10.2025 100

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What the Menendez Brothers and Epstein Cases Have in Common

21.09.2025 150

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The Hidden Damage of Family Separation

16.09.2025 100

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The Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Crime

05.09.2025 100

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Denied Parole: What Happens to the Menendez Brothers Now?

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