Head Start, the U.S. government-funded preschool program, provides the greatest benefits to children whose parents give them little help with learning early in life, new research shows. The study, published March 6 in the journal Child Development ,...
This episode of NPR's StoryCorps is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes. The beginning of it is excerpted here, but it's well worth a listen to ground you on your Monday morning. Aaron didn't intend to tell his classmates that he was homeless. But...
The findings of the survey, which was led by Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, also indicated improved knowledge and beliefs about mental health problems within the community due, in part, to...
As noted in last week's newsletter, the ACEs Connection Network, comprising ACEsConnection and ACEsTooHigh, received a major grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . Last week's announcement included the first four team members -- Elizabeth...
Poisoned Arrows This arrow is meant to hurt This arrow is meant to control This arrow is a warning shot: Don’t be yourself, Or you’re disowned. That arrow broke my spirit That arrow broke my soul That arrow tore me into pieces, I...
You Carry the Cure In Your Own Heart Emotional abuse of children can lead, in adulthood, to addiction, rage, a severely damaged sense of self and an inability to truly bond with others. But—if it happened to you—there is a way out. by...
Please comment with any information concerning trauma focused evaluations for special education in Texas. My son is currently in 5th grade.
In January 2012, Jane Stevens posted a question in the Discussion Forum: " Do we need to change the language of child abuse? " I saw the discussion in March 2014, with many wonderful responses, and I wrote the following in response. Several...
Gov. Peter Shumlin’s State of the State address spoke to the narcotic epidemic in which we find ourselves. We have a serious problem. The drug seduces at risk adults, usually young adults, who can become addicted and then spend the rest of their...
An international group led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in regulating anxiety and the flight-or-fight response. This is...
How does an autistic child take in information when he sits in a classroom abuzz with social activity? How long does it take someone with multiple sclerosis, which slows activity in the brain, to process the light bouncing off the windshield while...
Scientists from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) today reported that Georgia's Pre-K Program produces significant positive outcomes for children, regardless of family income level or English language skills. FPG's research...
Researchers looking at how healthcare professionals deal with domestic violence cases have identified that GPs, practice nurses and practice managers are uncertain about how to respond to the exposure of children to domestic violence. With at least...
The Adult Attachment Interview shows 50% of Americans have some failed childhood attachment. Some 50% of Americans also abuse alcohol, drugs, tobacco, food, gambling, internet porn, sex, & more. Those of us whod never use, often become work-aholics. Its about the hole in me inside of half of us, not just those people. We need a certain secure attachment for the neurons in our infant brain to develop. If not, parts of my...
In over half of the cases of minor abuse in the ultra-Orthodox sector, the child knows his or her attacker. This statistic was brought to light at the inaugural International Conference for the Treatment of Child Victims of Abuse in Jewish Religious...