We are going so fast getting this new data out, I posted the wrong link! Here is the link to the data on youth 12-17 who experienced 2 or more ACES: Overall rate was 30.5% and a range across states of 23% to 44.4%. Many other analyses...
New National Data Just Released! For the first time, national data on the prevalence of ACES among US children is available. Findings from the 2011/12 National Survey of Children's Health show that nearly a third of US youth...
"When the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , DSM-5, is published in May, a small section could alter the lives of millions of children. The manual, a reference bible for psychiatrists around the globe, will include pioneering...
"Some of the most popular treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are not necessarily the most effective, according to a new study by CureTogether , a free resource owned by 23andMe that allows people to share information about their health and...
Excellent explanation. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/14/living_with_ptsd
"Children, parents and child care organizations are invited to kick off Child Abuse Awareness Month with a day of fun in the park. "April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Stop the Hurt Committee, comprised of social services...
"After a double homicide took his grandson's life last summer, Ricky McCoy Sr. started knocking on doors. He intended to get his neighbors, who retreated inward after hearing more than 40 rounds fired, talking again.... "McCoy and a group of 44th...
"Gov. Steve Beshear signed a bill Wednesday that gives broader investigative powers to a state panel that reviews serious cases of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky. "Beshear created the panel last year by executive order. But the law gives panel...
"A bill to protect child abuse reporters from facing workplace discrimination has cleared its first hurdle in the Pennsylvania legislature. "House Bill 429 was unanimously approved by the House Children and Youth Committee and sent to the...
"The belief that "children should be seen and not heard" may have led to earlier generations of youngsters being ignored when they claimed they were sexually abused, the most senior judge in England and Wales said. "In a lecture at King's...
"Adults with a mental illness or a substance-abuse disorder represent about 25 percent of the U.S. population but account for nearly 40 percent of all cigarettes smoked in the country, according to a new study. "The researchers also said that the...
"Women who experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse as children are more likely to have a child with autism than women who were not abused, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Those who experienced the most...
Our next free conference will be on April 27, 2013, in Davis, at the Vets Memorial Center. More information to follow!
"Abuse, neglect, and other traumatic experiences in childhood can shorten lives by 20 years and cost society almost $84 billion in lost productivity. "We call these Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) , and this infographic tells you the story of the...
ACEsConnection member Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is featured. " Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, founder of the exciting new Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco exemplifies the most hopeful, eye-opening, brain-exploding examples of solutions-based...