"Policymakers, researchers, and high-profile advocates from across the nation convened at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health today to address the needs of child sex trafficking survivors in the United States. The first-of-its-kind...
"As child sex traffickers are increasingly relying on Internet and mobile tools to ply their trade, child advocates and police must use new Internet and data mining tools to combat the illicit market, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park said at a...
"A team of researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) have discovered that adult brain cell production might be determined, in part, by the early parental environment. The study suggests that dual parenting may be more...
"Many believe that PTSD is a disorder that exclusively affects war veterans; however, professionals like Licensed Master Social Worker, Margaret Howard , have learned that many survivors of human trafficking have undiagnosed PTSD...
My first exposure to the ACE Study came in the fall of 2002, when I attended the annual conference for the group now known as The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. One of the plenary speakers was Dr. Robert Anda, whose...
As I have shared in my other posts, this is an amazing parent. Look how she is reaching out to me and supporting my efforts in fighting against the very position she and her daughter are currently experiencing. As educators we have a responsibility to...
This is the second letter from an amazing mother that demonstrates how high stakes testing has victimized her gifted daughter. Both mother and daughter have a significant ACE score, but they are an inspiration of resilience and determination. I...
"Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research, practice and policy in addressing this issue, according to a Viewpoint in the May...
" Child abuse scars not just the brain and body, but, according to the latest research, but may leave its mark on genes as well. "The research, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests...
"As the graphic details of what occurred one night at an alcohol-fueled party in Steubenville, Ohio come to light, coaches, educators, parents, and youth across the country are asking what can be done to prevent this kind of violence? And why...
"A Robbinstown mother testified before a legislative committee in February that her daughter endured seven years of rape, abuse and incest by her biological father.... “Maybe she could have found the words through education and school to have...
Abstract For this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, we assessed the impact of early social experiences on the social regulation of neural threat responding in a sample of 22 individuals that have been followed for over a decade. At...
"Mental illness often goes unidentified in children and adolescents, in some cases being confused with typical “growing pains.” But real problems are prevalent in this age group—for the first time in more than 30 years, the top 5...
Abstract Background Former studies have shown increased mental health problems in adolescents after parental divorce all over the Western world. We wanted to see if that still is the case in Norway today when divorce turns to...