"But there's a darker side of pediatrics. It rears up when a child removes his shirt for an exam and has telltale bruises. Or when a child flinches each time a parent moves suddenly.... "The five-page report was filled with words that would forever...
"Two dogs have been hired by the Zebra Child Protection Centre to help children during interviews of alleged physical and sexual abuse. "In the innovative program inspired by similar ones in the United States, Chile and Finland, two yellow labs...
"Since she started, Karen has counted 199 dead women. The families of some of the women killed have got in touch to say thank you. But now she wants to stop. Rather than rely on Google and a laptop, she wants the government to take over. She wants it...
This article was written by Jane Stevens, Founder/Editor, ACEsTooHigh.com & ACEsConnection.com. "Whats a trauma-informed school? Its a place where this happens: "Theres this third-grade kid. Lets call him Sam. Hes got ODD (oppositional defiant disordera misnomer for normal behavior a child exhibits when hes living with chronic trauma). "Nine-year-old Sam (not his real name) is very smart. But sometimes he balked, dug his heels in...
"All of us working with refugee populations are mindful that the majority, if not all, of our clients have experienced major trauma in their lives and it continues to affect them on a daily basis. This workshop gave us many ideas on how to...
"A new review of studies finds high rates of fetal alcohol syndrome in children who are adopted from Russian and Eastern European orphanages, or who are in foster care. These children also are more likely than average to have other physical, mental...
"This month, ChildWise Institute is hosting the first statewide summit of professionals who are using the biology of stress and the research on adverse childhood experiences in their fields and communities. Who are these professionals? They are...
Does anyone know of a good text to use to support a class for teachers and counselors working in justice settings on trauma informed care? please email me any titles you might have rvhull3@hotmail.com
An interview with Dr. Martin Teicher , Neuroscientist, Researcher on Early Abuse & Neglect and the Effects on Brain Development. Having read the avalanche of research on spanking and the link to negative outcomes, as well as the research showing brain alterations in children who are harshly spanked (with an implement) or spanked before age one, I am convinced that spanking is an ACE. Spanking can cause brain damage. Dr. Elizabeth Gershoff's recent research shows that the...
In a blog post, " What is Creativity? ," Maria Popova quoted designer Charles Eames on the cultural obsession with the creative process: "Recent years have shown a growing preoccupation with the circumstances surrounding the creative act and a...
Looking for articles/ books etc. that will assist adoptive parents better understand the possible impact of early childhood trauma. I am looking for easy to read and understand articles as well as literature for the young adolescent person...
This working document summarizes the discussions among these experts which included trauma survivors, practitioners from multiple fields, researchers, and policy makers. The next step in this process is to gather comments on this document from...
"Reuters investigative reporter Megan Twohey spent 18 months examining how American parents use the Internet to find new families for children they regret adopting. Reporters identified eight online bulletin boards where participants advertised...
" Thirty percent of pregnant and parenting teens in Massachusetts were homeless at some point during the past fiscal year and almost 10 percent of teen parents who were homeless had been subject to commercial sexual exploitation,...