"Child sexual abuse cases have been insensitively handled for far too long, with some child victims feeling they're being treated more like an offender than a victim. This perpetuates the idea that some child victims won't be believed and frightens...
"The number of child abuse and neglect victims rose 20 per cent last year, reversing a long-term decline. "A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the number of children involved in substantiated cases of...
"People assigned to positions of power tend to dehumanize those in less powerful positions even when the roles are randomly assigned, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder.... "I think a lot of us have the intuition that some...
"Exercise may play a key role in helping children cope with stressful situations, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).... "When they are exposed to everyday stressors, the study found sedentary children had surges of cortisol a hormone linked to stress. The most active children had little or no increase in their cortisol levels in similar situations...."...
"Texas was the first state in the nation to mandate school policies on dating violence, but it still has some work to do in protecting victims and addressing consequences for the crime, according to a study by the Crime Victims' Institute at Sam...
"The Missouri House has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow evidence of past criminal behavior in child sex abuse prosecutions. "The evidence could be used to corroborate a victim’s testimony or to demonstrate someone...
"A training course in Morrow County is aiming to teach adults, who work with children, how to spot the signs of a sexual predator targeting a child before sexual abuse happens. "Morrow County has one of the highest rates of sexual abuse of children...
"Patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, placing them at greater risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to research being presented...
SAMHSA has been working on their ACE Study webpage/resources. http://captus.samhsa.gov/prevention-practice/targeted-prevention/adverse-childhood-experiences/1
"The ACE Study findings suggest that certain experiences are major risk factors for the leading causes of illness and death as well as poor quality of life in the United States. Progress in preventing and recovering from the nation's worst health and...
"Cutting child abuse and neglect in Lane County by 90 percent by the year 2030: Is that preposterous - or possible? "I think yes, the answer is anything is possible," said Kelly Sutherland with the Relief Nursery. "The idea for the "90 by 30" project...
"Teachers who see instances of child abuse may have fewer hoops to jump through under a bill a house committee debated Wednesday. "The bill would require any school staff who witness a case of child abuse to report it directly to the state's...
"Project Harmony hosted an event to help others learn how to recognize signs of child abuse and neglect. Thousands of people attended, including actress Ashley Judd. "Project Harmony helps thousands of metro kids each year overcome neglect...
"As a forensic interviewer with Prevent Child Abuse Rowan, Moore knows the subject of child abuse better than most, and she knows the signs. "Any kind of behavior that's out of the ordinary for the child, especially teachers, in school if they have...
"With an offence which can create shame among victims who are often the sole witnesses, there is plenty of opportunity for error on the part of both the police and the prosecutors. "That great explorer of taboos, Sigmund Freud, heard patients...