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How Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Long-Term Health

Famcare

Every child deserves a happy childhood, but unfortunately, many do not receive one. A child's childhood can be filled with a variety of 'bad' experiences. While child abuse at the hands of guardians remains one of the major contributors, children can struggle with other adverse experiences as well.

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Deprivation of liberty: ‘We’re managing risk – not helping these children recover’

Community Care

This has been because of a lack of appropriate placements to meet their needs, whether in open or secure children’s homes or specialist tier 4 child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). There’s a failure of imagination in how we care for these children.” Long-term support that is tailored to their needs.

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Is There a Link between Childhood Trauma and Heart Disease?

Stop Abuse Campaign

← Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers. We know unhealthy habits often lead to a life of chronic pain, disease, and immune disorders, but many of us don’t think to trace those habits back to childhood. Childhood trauma and heart disease: ACEs at heart. Soothing the heavy heart of childhood trauma.

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Stress The Point: Stress vs Mental Illness

MQ Mental Health

April is Stress Awareness Month so to be aware of stress, honour it and deal with it appropriately, it’s important to be clear in the distinction that stress is not a mental health condition although it can be the cause of and the symptom of one. What is stress and long-term stress? Our bodies store it.

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How to Heal from ACEs and Childhood Trauma

Stop Abuse Campaign

In fact, many people go through their lives silently suffering from childhood trauma. There are thousands of adults who are living with chronic emotional stress and other conditions rooted in traumatic childhood events. Many have no idea those long-ago traumas have a long-term impact and still affect them today.

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My Mental Health is Bad! Why and What Now?

Stop Abuse Campaign

If you’ve ever felt concerned about your mental health, you’re not alone. Mental health is an increasingly important issue in our society. Roughly 1 in 5 adults report experiencing mental health problems each year. Our individual experiences are what shape our mental and emotional health.

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ACE 101: Childhood Emotional Abuse

Stop Abuse Campaign

The landmark CDC Adverse Childhood Experiences Study defines emotional abuse as when “a parent, stepparent, or adult living in your home often swore at you, insulted you, put you down, or acted in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt.” . Childhood Emotional Abuse vs. Emotional Neglect.