"Countless questionable things happened to me during my time as a model. From neglect to molestation to topless photo shoots to men exposing themselves to being made to stand in a freezing pool until I turned blue, I would be abused for the entirety...
"Judicial abuse occurs when the effects of law itself are damaging to the person access to justice. In the most severe forms, Judicial abuse often occurs involving the most vulnerable members of our world: Children. For some time, judicial abuse has...
"In 2008, the EU officially recognised mental health is a human right, while describing the overall level of mental health and well-being in Europe as a key resource for its success as a knowledge-based society and economy. "Good mental health means...
Abstract Introduction The objective of this study was to examine the experiences of pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) in the identification and management of child abuse, determine the frequency of their reporting, and describe the effects,...
ACEsConnection members Sandra Bloom and Jonathan Purtle co-authored this study Abstract: Hospitals represent a promising locus for preventing recurrent interpersonal violence and its psychological sequella. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis to...
"Thousands of babies are being put on ‘at risk’ registers by social workers before they are even born, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. "And campaigners say the system is weighted to presume that parents will be unable to adequately care for...
"Children in two Seattle Public Schools elementary schools will soon have a better chance at academic success, thanks to a collaborative effort to expand a successful school-based trauma intervention program. "Public Health - Seattle & King County and the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) of Eastern Washington, a unit of Washington State University Extension, were recently awarded a three-year $651,345 grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund a project to replicate and...
The Greatest Study Never Told On August 30, 2013 in General , Recovery by Kathy Brous This is #7 in an ongoing series I'll take a week off from my book's "tell all" personal history, to share something that's hitting me now,...
"On August 12, 2013, the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates unanimously approved a resolution supporting the implementation of the 56 policy recommendations set forth in the " Report of the Attorney General's...
Abstract Background To ascertain whether factors of the family environment and gestational period are associated with the appearance of ADHD in children, as reported by various different informants (mothers and teachers). Methods This paper presents...
"It's a long, expensive, risky road to turn a scientific breakthrough into a treatment that can help patients. Fewer organizations are trying to tackle the challenges alone, says a new paper from MIT researchers published August 28 in the journal ...
"In his ICTG short, "Sustaining Congregational Leadership after Trauma," based on his book When Steeples Cry , Dr. Jaco Hamman discusses three steps that congregational leaders can take to encourage healing and growth in among their...
"Social workers say most victims don't even try to break the cycle of abuse until they've endured, on average, 7 separate incidents of abuse.... "You know there's that cycle of violence, where there's the honeymoon phase, after the explosion, comes...
"Lisa Cowand saw the need for this shelter and that state regulations made it impossible for Hope Haven to do it," Latham said. "I'm overjoyed and proud that the Board of Supervisors have bought the shelter and we look forward to working with...