Read this interesting article on a recent study in China following the earthquakes. 

There are now lots of bullying prevention programs on the market. But do they work? A new systematic review claims that some do, but that ongoing intervention is needed if effects aren’t to fade.

This article discusses the importance of involving parents in therapy when working with traumatised children, but also the challenges that may be faced when the parent has their own unresolved trauma history. 

This review discusses what childhood trauma is, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated. 

Clinical psychologist Colby Pearce talks about his approach to attachment therapy with children who have suffered from complex development trauma.  It incorporates therapy with the child, and psychoeducation and skills development with the child's primary carers.​

This article by Louise Newman, in the Medical Journal of Australia, discusses the health and mental health response to asylum seekers in Australia. 

This article features Professor Beverley Raphael discussing the impact that media exposure to traumatic events may have on children and young people.

Read Professor Beverley Raphael's response to the Connecticut shooting.

This special issue features a number of articles on the impact of trauma at different ages and stages and appropriate therapeutic responses to this.

This report examines the prevalence of different life events among Australian adults, and the links between life events, personal and family characteristics, and personal wellbeing. 

This working paper explains why significant deprivation is so harmful in the earliest years of life and why effective interventions are likely to bring about better long-term outcomes in learning, health and parenting of the next generation.

Read our latest e-news issue focussing on child abuse. 

Facebook has launched an anti-bullying campaign for children and young people. 

Read this news article about the proposed Royal Commission into child sexual abuse.