Firearm injuries damage children’s mental health

New mental health diagnoses are more likely after a childhood firearm injury than after a vehicle crash, research finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 ~5 min

Firearm injuries damage children’s mental health

New mental health diagnoses are more likely after a childhood firearm injury than after a vehicle crash, research finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 ~5 min


Flatworms and mussels inspire life-saving medical glue

Drawing inspiration from flatworms and mussels, researchers have created a medical adhesive that stops blood loss and could save lives.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Oct. 14, 2022 ~3 min

Emotional support for parents eases childhood adversity

Providing emotional support for parents can help their children weather adversity, research finds.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 31, 2022 ~5 min

The symptoms can signal complex PTSD

New research clarifies how complex post-traumatic stress disorder is distinct from standard PTSD.

Beat Müller-U. Zurich • futurity
July 5, 2022 ~4 min

How to talk to kids about the Texas school shooting

Following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, teachers and parents are wondering how to talk to kids. An expert offers some advice.

Boston University • futurity
May 27, 2022 ~10 min

Traumatic events may blunt benefits of positive interventions at school

Black students exposed to traumatic events like police shootings may get less from behavioral interventions in the classroom, research finds.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
May 20, 2022 ~7 min

Traumatic events may blunt benefits of positive interventions at school

Black students exposed to traumatic events like police shootings may get less from behavioral interventions in the classroom, research finds.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
May 20, 2022 ~7 min


To keep probationers out of prison, screen for PTSD

Identifying trauma in probationers with mental illness can help tailor the treatment they need to potentially reduce their risk of incarceration, research finds.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
Feb. 2, 2022 ~4 min

Can traumatic stress from COVID lead to PTSD?

"The experience of COVID-19 is a traumatic stress. It isn't just triggering earlier trauma, it's a traumatic experience in and of itself."

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
Jan. 31, 2022 ~6 min

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