Jeff Wherry has a few questions on his mind now that he’s started his job ensuring the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center fulfills its mission to protect the city's most vulnerable crime victims. How can agencies like his be more effective? What...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons Previous ACEs research tells us that people may abuse substances to cope with their trauma. But this new research suggests that prescription drugs may be a bigger concern than illegal drugs. The number of...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons This study looked at some unsettling patterns in mental health/illness in England. Mental health problems are a potential consequence of ACEs. The number of deaths by suicide among mental health patients treated...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons We know that ACEs can predict future obesity. This new study suggests a way this may impact the birth of future children. Researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that plays a...
I am a child and family therapist at a community health agency in Southwest Philadelphia. I came to Philadelphia from Cleveland, to pursue my Doctorate of Clinical Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. After spending years as a...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons ACEs have many mental health risks. This new study suggest that these individuals are at risk for future victimization. Patients with mental illness are two and a half times more likely to be victims of homicide...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Common s This study indicates positive trends in American healthcare. Access to healthcare is essential for dealing with the physical and mental health outcomes of ACEs. Findings of a large survey indicate that since 2010, when...
This opinion piece suggests how we can shape childhood experiences (particularly for those living in poverty and receiving poor education) to reduce adverse outcomes. What is an albatross to the poor is a woe to the affluent. Living in poverty is...
This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health , a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , serving as an ally to help Americans work together to build...
This article explains why these statistics and claims about domestic violence are deceiving and suggests alternative understandings of violence against women. Does getting married protect a woman from violence and rape? That's what Brad Wilcox and...
Cigarette smoking among high school students in the United States has reached a landmark low in a survey health officials have been conducting every two years since 1991. Just 15.7% of teens were current smokers in 2013, down from 27.5% when the...
The parents of Celeste Wills are still mourning after their sixth grade daughter committed suicide. The Beaufort County School’s anti-bullying slogan is “see something, say something”. But, her parents want to add an extra step...
African-American drivers represent 29 percent of Davenport motorists pulled over by police in 2013, even though they represent only 10 percent of the city’s population, according to a university study presented Tuesday. St. Ambrose University...
Abstract This study investigated the prevalence of and motivations behind the exchange of sexually explicit text messages (“sexting”)—including those with and without photographic images—among youth. Secondary aims included...
The California Assembly Health Committee approved by a vote of 16-0 a resolution to encourage statewide policies to reduce children’s exposure to adverse childhood experiences. California took a page from Wisconsin’s playbook with the...