"Members of the public shouldn't take lightly the potential effects of emotional abuse in childhood or in any life stage," said Heilig. "Just because there may not be visible physical scars does not mean that no lasting damage has been done." --Markus...
Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences of neglect, overprotection and abuse, well-recognized risk factors for the development of adult psychopathology, were examined as predictors of response to psychotherapy treatment for adults with...
T his brief introduction summarizes how States address this topic in statute. To access the statutes for a specific State or territory, visit the State Statutes Search . In recent years, increased attention has been focused on children who may be...
Abstract Abstract: There are insufficient data investigating the relative associations between different kinds of childhood maltreatment and the severity of adult personality pathology. Personality pathology and childhood maltreatment (sexual,...
Abstract Conditions experienced early in life can have enduring consequences. Results from epidemiological studies and basic research agree that individual differences in both physical and mental health (cognitive, social, and emotional development as...
"CHILD abuse survivors can develop heightened perception and intuition due to their trauma, Launceston community workers have heard. "Pyschotherapist Dragan Wright yesterday explained the heightened sense of awareness could arise as a survival...
"In addition to struggling in school, many learning disabled children are known to face social and emotional challenges including depression, anxiety, and isolation. Often beginning early in childhood, they become more pronounced during adolescence,...
"I wouldn't wish the cluster of autoimmune disorders that afflicted science reporter and author Donna Jackson Nakazawa on anyone...., "One out of two adult Americans -- 133 million people -- suffer from at least one chronic condition: back pain,...
"The origins of insufficient sleep can, in certain cases, begin early in life and pose lasting consequences. A retrospective cohort study found that self-reported instances of neglect or abuse during childhood (i.e., adverse childhood experiences ...
"Both voted for Windy Boy’s Senate Bill 298, requiring the state to consider adverse childhood experiences when working on prevention and treatment programs. It passed 43-7 Both senators voted for Windy Boy’s Senate Joint Resolution 10,...
ACEsConnection member Jim Sporleder and his school are featured in this article. "It is no wonder that Lincoln Alternative High School ’s mascot is the phoenix. At Lincoln, the students and staff prove that from a sad and despairing place,...
"Victims of child sex abuse relived painful memories at the State Capitol Thursday as they urged lawmakers to give victims more time to come forward to seek justice in civil court. This was the first hearing for a bill that would eliminate the statute...
"Lawmakers pressed ahead Thursday with legislation requiring Connecticut’s worker’s compensation system to cover treatment costs for mental illnesses stemming from future workplace trauma, and planned to create a special fund to help...
"The House voted on Thursday to pass the Senate’s bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, in a big victory for President Obama and Democrats in Congress...."...
Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, a photographer and first-year graduate student at Ohio University in Athens, has produced a series of 39 gripping photos that tell the all-too-common story of domestic violence . During my time as a freelance...