trauma

As climate change-driven weather disasters become more frequent and intense, it's becoming clear that they are leaving a mark on children's mental health. Clinical psychologist Julie Kaplow explores the risks of this type of trauma to a child's long-term mental health and ways to mitigate the damage.

HealthySteps is an intervention where new parents get practical help with their lives, allowing them to create stable, nurturing bonds with their babies. It all starts at the baby's checkups.

A hard childhood leaves behind more than just painful memories. Chronic health issues like heart disease, depression, substance abuse, and even cancer…

A program that notifies schools when their students have been exposed to trauma outside of school is expanding across Bexar County this fall.The San…

Austin Eubanks was 17 when he survived the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999. He watched his best friend die. In the years following, he…

Fifty percent of Texas children ages 17 and under have gone through at least one adverse childhood experience. How can a trauma-informed approach to…

Oftentimes a teacher’s first sign of trauma is when a child acts out.A pilot program launched this week by the San Antonio Police Department will help…

UT Health San Antonio surgeon Donald Jenkins supports gun rights. The San Antonio surgeon is among the gun-owning doctors who has signed on to a new set…

Every survivor of the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs is also a survivor of the intense emotional trauma caused by…

For her new album, Nashville singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier collaborated with veterans to write songs about war, service, and life after the military.