Resources on Child Abuse and Childhood Trauma

By Darius Cikanavicius
Child Abuse and Its Results in Today's Society by Darius Cikanavičius

It's Not The Child's Fault by Darius Cikanavičius

Common Reactions to The Topic of Childhood Trauma by Darius Cikanavičius

Why People Deny Childhood Trauma and Its Results by Darius Cikanavičius

The Cycle of Child Abuse and How to End It by Darius Cikanavičius

The Classification and Results of Child Abuse by Darius Cikanavičius

The Difficulties of Recognizing and Reducing Child Abuse by Darius Cikanavičius

Interview with Daniel Mackler: The Significance of Childhood Environment
 
Interview with Daniel Mackler: What Is Child Abuse?

Psychohistory Institute (run by Lloyd deMause)

Alice Miller's website on Child Abuse and Mistreatment, and all of her books

What Constitutes Child Abuse? by Daniel Mackler

The Spiritual Rights Of The Child by Daniel Mackler

Daniel Mackler's website on Healing from Childhood Trauma and recovering from Psychosis / Schizophrenia without medication.

Daniel Mackler's Youtube channel

Were you traumatized as a child? How do you know? by Peter Gerlach

Was your childhood "normal" (healthy)? How do you know? by Peter Gerlach

What it means to be "psychologically wounded." by Peter Gerlach

Are you a "Grown Wounded Child" (GWC)?  by Peter Gerlach

Gabor Maté - What is Addiction? A short video about addiction and pain

Daniel Mackler: On Child Abuse and Spoiling

Daniel Mackler "Toward Truth"

Genetics Behind Psychopathology: A Convenient Excuse for Parents by Daniel Mackler

Gabor Maté "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts"

Dr. Gabor Maté: Addiction. A bad childhood and the social roots of our addictions

Daniel Mackler "TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS. Recovery from Schizophrenia Without Medication"

Daniel Mackler "HEALING HOMES. An Alternative, Swedish Model for Healing Psychosis"

Daniel Mackler "OPEN DIALOGUE. An Alternative, Finnish Approach to Healing Psychosis"

http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/child-abuse-and-its-effect-on-brain-development-1448

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-amnesia

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

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