"Community violence remains pervasive. While Pittsburgh has a lower homicide rate than the national average, that means nothing to people who live in communities where gunshots ring out regularly, where schools are constantly placed on lockdown and...
"If you’re constantly exposed to violence," she said, "that’s what you’re going to absorb." "The result is that children who grow up in traumatic or stressful homes may devote a significant portion of their developmental energy to...
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Abstract Research has identified stable and dynamic characteristics in child sexual abusers working with children (CSA-W) that may distinguish them from other child sexual abusers (CSA). However, in previous research CSA-W have usually been included...
"One mother breaks heroin habit, but worries about daughter, son.... “I worry about them becoming addicted,” Temple said, sitting in the living room of the family’s Prospect home where the siblings ignore a cartoon playing on the...
"Los Angeles County officials are calling on California’s lawmakers to come down harder on individuals soliciting sex with minors. "The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion on Tuesday, Sept. 3 to lobby for state...
Abstract Despite an increased risk of long-term mental health problems, many survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) experience positive changes in areas such as appreciation for life, personal strength, and interpersonal relationships. Drawing on...
"Have you ever thought of trauma as anything other than the most horrific act? Before learning about Trauma Informed Care, I wouldn’t have believed that over 70% of society has experienced some form of trauma in their lives; and most...
"Bessel van der Kolk, a leading trauma researcher, has often described how a traumatic experience essentially “booby-traps” the body’s self-protective capacity through forced immobilization and helplessness and how it is re-enacted...
" Maria Moultrie never mentions such phrases as child abuse or domestic violence when the Navy assigns her to visit the Pensacola homes of active-duty personnel, but those issues are at the covert core of a program she describes as “rainbows and...
Listing of new appointments to the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities. (mid-article): “Dr. David Sanders, Appointee for Chairperson, Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities…. “Theresa...
Abstract Real Life Heroes (RLH) engages children and caregivers to rebuild (or build) emotionally supportive relationships, develop self-regulation and co-regulation skills, reduce traumatic stress reactions, and integrate a positive self-image...
"It was after worsening tremors and memory lapses forced him to quit the military, and after blackouts and violent rages cost him his civilian job and nearly drove away his wife, Jackie, and their four young children. It was when he felt he'd failed...
"So what factors make the difference between the abused and the abusers? The clients are aware of the harm being done. They are seeking safety and insights, wanting to work toward positive solutions and help themselves to a better life. "Many abusers,...