"According to a state Department of Health study, more than half of Minnesotans had an adverse experience in their childhood that could have a lifelong impact on their health. The finding led to a series of public forums.... "The event intends to...
"Stark white walls. Graffiti-scarred bathrooms. Absolutely nothing for kids to do but stew -- often for as long as 31/2 hours. That was the sorry state of the waiting room at the Juvenile Justice Courthouse in San Jose for as long as anyone could...
"As Alexander Youth Network celebrates its special 125th Anniversary year, it also concludes its first full year as an NMT [Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics™]Flagship Organization of The ChildTrauma Academy (CTA), a Houston-based non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of high-risk children through direct service, research and education.... "Developed by Dr. Bruce Perry of The ChildTrauma Academy, the NMT is not a specific therapeutic technique or intervention; it is a way to...
"A new treatment program to reduce the mental and physical symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now offered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute .... "The Psychiatric Research...
"How can such therapeutic principles be extended beyond the narrow confines of the consulting room? Imagine a world in which providing deep understanding of others' existential vulnerability and emotional pain--that is, of the potentially traumatizing...
"Mary Zilney, chief executive officer of Women's Crisis Services, is the driving force behind the creation of the Human Animal Vulnerability Coalition of Waterloo Region. The coalition is the first of its kind in Canada, and one of its goals is to...
"The nonprofit yogaHOPE has been offering yoga classes to women in transitional centers—drug rehabs, domestic-abuse safe houses, homeless shelters, and a prison—for five years. Jones, 46, created the organization following a dark period...
This article features ACEsConnection member Father Jeff Puthoff. "Father Jeff is off to Santa Barbara on July 10th to speak at an event held by The Institue for Congregational Trauma and Growth (ICTG). Father Jeff will be discussing...
"Adults who were abused in childhood suffer from more chronic health conditions and put far greater pressure on the health system than those who were not abused, according to new research from the University of Technology, Sydney.... "The new...
Abstract Background Studies on adverse childhood health and development outcomes associated with parental smoking have shown inconsistent results. Using a cohort of Belarusian children, we examined differences in cognition,...
ACEsConnection member Dr. Bruce McEwen co-authored this paper. Abstract The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is involved in working memory and self-regulatory and goal-directed behaviors and displays remarkable structural and functional plasticity over the...
Question: What influence do childhood anxiousness and disruptiveness have on the association between childhood adversity and later suicide attempts, and do mental disorders modify these...
We are working on a new free PDF about emotional literacy and looking for readers to give their feedback. Here is a link to the free download - 15 pages. Here is the table of contents Definition of Emotional Literacy Developing...
I posted the story about the "good mum" as a comment to RPB then decided to put a link here. It is the story of a mother who used to hit her 4 year old. When I learned that the mother, who was studying to be a social worker, was hitting...