"Last year in Norristown, Pa., Lakisha Briggs' boyfriend physically assaulted her, and the police arrested him. But in a cruel turn of events, a police officer then told Ms. Briggs, "You are on three strikes. We're gonna have your landlord evict you."...
"Since the ACE studies, we researchers and professionals in the criminal justice, mental health, and youth development fields have learned or demonstrated that many of us and many of the people we serve have always known intuitively about what helps...
"The push for legislation to establish tougher domestic violence laws and provide support for survivors has been going on for decades, but state Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, says one major event of the 20th century led to a greater emphasis on...
"According to Dr. Bruce Perry (2003), an expert on children maltreatment and traumatized children, he purports that traumatic childhood events constructs a host of risk factors including social factors (e.g. adolescent drug abuse, victimization,...
"Our team at the Yale Child Study Center led by Steven Marans and including Carrie Epstein, Hilary Hahn, Joe Woolston and Megan Goslin, has taken--together with Steve Southwick, William Sledge and others from the Department of Psychiatry -- the lead...
“A balance of compassion for these people who are really, truly hurting while clearly holding them accountable for their choices and behavior.” The balancing act of using psychotherapy to treat aggressors in instances of domestic...
"When Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts was a child abuse detective, he said he realized the only way to make a difference was for different agencies to work together.... As part of the summit, an assistant US attorney from Detroit is sharing...
"The prevalence of child abuse in Montana is both heartbreaking and alarming. Last year, Montana’s Child and Family Service Division completed 8,000 investigations of child abuse and neglect involving 11,835 children. Abuse or ...
"We want Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up " says Aileen Campbell, Scotland's minister for children and young people. I've heard her say it whenever she speaks about the Scottish government's programme to improve children's...
Boston is trying to get back to normal. Stores are open. Trains are running. And children are back in school. With memories of the Newtown tragedy still fresh and the haunting images of the Boston Marathon inescapable, teachers were...
ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), early childhood trauma and toxic stress are all essentially the same thing. They are all extremely harmful to baby's well-being and future. The good news is, they can be prevented! Yay! Create a hea lthy, secure...
Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a baby, with parents Anzor and Zubeidat and uncle Muhamad Suleimanov (Reuters obtained this photo from a family member in Dagestan.) ______________________________________ The Chechnya link to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects...
Please don't miss this interview (podcast) with ACEsConnection member Jim Sporleder. He's the principal at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, Washington. He discusses the history of the school and how he and his school staff use...
"Assemblyman Rob Bonta , D-Oakland, has authored AB 174 , which would expand mental health services for youths who have experienced depression, post traumatic stress disorder and other problems as a result of shootings and gang violence. If approved...