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The Startling Toll on Children Who Witness Domestic Violence is Just Now Being Understood
Witnessing abuse carries the same risk of harm to children's mental health and learning as if the children had been abused directly, new research shows.
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Inflammation in Pregnant Moms Linked to Child’s Brain Development – National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH-funded researchers are connecting the dots between inflammation in a pregnant human mother and possible effects on her young child’s developing brain. So far, they have linked high levels of maternal inflammation during pregnancy to reduced…