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"Advocates for the young victims of sex trafficking in Minnesota had hoped the 2013 Legislature would fully fund the much-needed program created by the 2011 “ Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth Act .” "Instead, they won what...

Thanks to member Loren Taylor for this great find which expands on the June 5th post. "Your ancestors' lousy childhoods or excellent adventures might change your personality, bequeathing anxiety or resilience by altering the epigenetic expressions of...

  Parents and teachers aren’t surprised when toddlers burst into tears because they are frustrated or disappointed. Temper tantrums are common place among young children who haven’t learned to use words to express their feelings. Most...

[This is a must-watch.] "Now economists are studying the costs and benefits of high quality early care and preschool. And they're worried. Not because we're spending too much but because we're spending too little where it matters most.   Studies by Federal Reserve economist Arthur Rolnick, Nobel laureate James Heckman and others conclude that high quality early care and pre-school yield huge individual - and public -- benefits. Participants in Perry Pre-School, Abcederian and the...

" Sesame Street  — home of Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Elmo — rarely incites controversy. But on Sunday the website of the Public Broadcasting Corporation's endlessly influential children's education show uploaded a...

"A new bill calls for juvenile justice staff in Texas to receive training in how to interact with juveniles who have experienced traumatic events such as violence, neglect, and abuse.   "Leaders of the Texas Assembly and the Texas Senate have...

"Demand for child sex abuse material is at an all time high, with more than half of all explicit content being hosted in Europe.  Several high profile cases, most recently the conviction of Mark Bridger in the UK for the murder and abuse of...

  "In an announcement being billed as Clinton’s first project since leaving the government, the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the California-based Next Generation organization are undertaking a campaign called “...

"Canada must eliminate poverty in order to become a healthy nation, according to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).    "Stating that “poverty makes people sick,” the CMA is urging Parliament to respond to the stress that...

"A report on Japan-US relations released by the US Congress in May highlighted experts' concerns, stating, "Even if Japan signs the Hague Convention, it is unlikely to enforce the treaty's provisions, given the existing family law system." "Behind...

Abstract The increased vulnerability to alcohol dependence (AD) seen in individuals with childhood adversity (CA) may result in part from CA-induced epigenetic changes. To examine CA-associated DNA methylation changes in AD patients, we examined...

As we continue to share our ongoing report from the National Summit on Adverse Childhood Experiences , held last month in Philadelphia, It was an exciting moment when  "Mapping the Movement" was unveiled. It is a  project  of ...