Witnessing Abuse Carries Same Risk To Children’s Mental Health As If They’d Been Abused Directly

New research is giving scientists more insight into the far-reaching and long-lasting harms of domestic violence to the children who grow up around it. And brain imaging in infants shows that exposure to domestic violence – even as they are sleeping, or in utero – can reduce parts of the brain, change its overall structure and affect the way its circuits work together. In other public health news: autism, aggression, bone density, and exercise.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2HE0uen