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Violence In Early Childhood Has Immense, Lifelong Mental Health Impacts: Researchers Explain How
Evidence shows that the relationship between violence exposure and poor mental health can be seen even before a child is old enough to go to school. Researchers are learning that early adversities can have lifelong consequences.
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Do Patti Review: Netflix’s Meatless Thriller About Domestic Violence Falters Despite Brilliant Performances
Despite its flaws, the film does a fine job in its representation of patriarchy, violence against women, childhood trauma and its deep-seated impact.
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Police Investigate Boy's Claim Of Domestic Violence, Only To Find He Lied To Avoid School
The police determined that the boy had fabricated the story to avoid school because he had not finished correcting his test papers.
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Video: Priyanka Chopra Arrives In Her "Childhood Home" Lucknow For UNICEF Field Visit
After wrapping up in Mumbai and Delhi, Priyanka Chopra is now in her hometown Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, for a field visit to see the work done by UNICEF and its partners to end violence and discrimination against girls in the state.
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Adults With ADHD Are More Likely To Have Anxiety Disorder
Adults who had experienced adverse childhood experiences such as childhood sexual or physical abuse or chronic parental domestic violence were three times more likely to have a generalized anxiety disorder.
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Pak Woman Polio Vaccinator Shot Dead, Fourth Such Incident This Week
Gunmen shot and killed a female polio vaccinator on Thursday, the fourth this week in the latest surge of violence against efforts to rid the world of the crippling childhood disease, an official said.
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Child Abuse Victims More Likely To Drop Out Of School
Children who have been victims of violence are more likely to drop out of high school before graduation than their peers, a study has found. Girls who had experienced childhood violence were 24 per cent more likely to drop out, while boys who had experienced violence were 26 per cent more likely to drop out than their peers.
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Corporal Punishment At Home Most Common Form Of Childhood Violence: Report
London: From fist fights at school to murder and sexual abuse, each year nearly three in four children worldwide experience some form of violence, which has long term health and economic costs, a report said on Tuesday. The study by India-based advocacy group Know Violence in Childhood found that an estimated 1.7 billion boys and girls across the ...
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7 Pakistani Policemen Killed During Anti-Polio Drive
Unidentified gunmen attacked policemen guarding medical workers administering polio vaccinations in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing seven of them, in the latest violence against efforts to eradicate the crippling childhood disease.
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This Mumbai Woman's Story About Her Mother Will Make You Incredibly Proud
No child should have to live through the childhood she did. This story of a young Mumbai woman and her mother is one that needs to be heard.
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Family violence linked to obese children
The young children of mothers abused by their partners are at a higher risk of being obese. Preventing family violence and improving community safety could help reduce the incidence of childhood obesity.
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Childhood abuse increases asthma risk
Children who suffer physical or sexual abuse have double the risk of developing asthma.
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TV violence bad for children
Preschool boys who watch violent TV programmes, even in the form of cartoons, may be more aggressive than their peers later in childhood.
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Childhood behaviour predicts depression
A child's behaviour during the preteen years may predict whether he or she will experience depression, violent behaviour or social phobia as a young adult. Children who engage in aggressive behaviour like fighting, pushing others and other problem behaviours become increasingly socially isolated during adolescence.
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Childhood sexual abuse and violence
Sexual maltreatment is one of the most common forms of child abuse. Recent research points out that most boys who were sexually abused do not necessarily become abusers themselves but there are certain factors that may increase the risk, such as a lack of basic needs in childhood and violence at home.
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Violence In Early Childhood Has Immense, Lifelong Mental Health Impacts: Researchers Explain How
Evidence shows that the relationship between violence exposure and poor mental health can be seen even before a child is old enough to go to school. Researchers are learning that early adversities can have lifelong consequences.
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Do Patti Review: Netflix’s Meatless Thriller About Domestic Violence Falters Despite Brilliant Performances
Despite its flaws, the film does a fine job in its representation of patriarchy, violence against women, childhood trauma and its deep-seated impact.
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Police Investigate Boy's Claim Of Domestic Violence, Only To Find He Lied To Avoid School
The police determined that the boy had fabricated the story to avoid school because he had not finished correcting his test papers.
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Video: Priyanka Chopra Arrives In Her "Childhood Home" Lucknow For UNICEF Field Visit
After wrapping up in Mumbai and Delhi, Priyanka Chopra is now in her hometown Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, for a field visit to see the work done by UNICEF and its partners to end violence and discrimination against girls in the state.
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Adults With ADHD Are More Likely To Have Anxiety Disorder
Adults who had experienced adverse childhood experiences such as childhood sexual or physical abuse or chronic parental domestic violence were three times more likely to have a generalized anxiety disorder.
-
Pak Woman Polio Vaccinator Shot Dead, Fourth Such Incident This Week
Gunmen shot and killed a female polio vaccinator on Thursday, the fourth this week in the latest surge of violence against efforts to rid the world of the crippling childhood disease, an official said.
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Child Abuse Victims More Likely To Drop Out Of School
Children who have been victims of violence are more likely to drop out of high school before graduation than their peers, a study has found. Girls who had experienced childhood violence were 24 per cent more likely to drop out, while boys who had experienced violence were 26 per cent more likely to drop out than their peers.
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Corporal Punishment At Home Most Common Form Of Childhood Violence: Report
London: From fist fights at school to murder and sexual abuse, each year nearly three in four children worldwide experience some form of violence, which has long term health and economic costs, a report said on Tuesday. The study by India-based advocacy group Know Violence in Childhood found that an estimated 1.7 billion boys and girls across the ...
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7 Pakistani Policemen Killed During Anti-Polio Drive
Unidentified gunmen attacked policemen guarding medical workers administering polio vaccinations in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing seven of them, in the latest violence against efforts to eradicate the crippling childhood disease.
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This Mumbai Woman's Story About Her Mother Will Make You Incredibly Proud
No child should have to live through the childhood she did. This story of a young Mumbai woman and her mother is one that needs to be heard.
-
Family violence linked to obese children
The young children of mothers abused by their partners are at a higher risk of being obese. Preventing family violence and improving community safety could help reduce the incidence of childhood obesity.
-
Childhood abuse increases asthma risk
Children who suffer physical or sexual abuse have double the risk of developing asthma.
-
TV violence bad for children
Preschool boys who watch violent TV programmes, even in the form of cartoons, may be more aggressive than their peers later in childhood.
-
Childhood behaviour predicts depression
A child's behaviour during the preteen years may predict whether he or she will experience depression, violent behaviour or social phobia as a young adult. Children who engage in aggressive behaviour like fighting, pushing others and other problem behaviours become increasingly socially isolated during adolescence.
-
Childhood sexual abuse and violence
Sexual maltreatment is one of the most common forms of child abuse. Recent research points out that most boys who were sexually abused do not necessarily become abusers themselves but there are certain factors that may increase the risk, such as a lack of basic needs in childhood and violence at home.
