"The report Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Hawaii Juvenile Justice System: 2000-2010 shines light on many important issues related to the state’s juvenile justice system, especially those related to runaways (“Juvenile...
Abstract A growing body of evidence suggests a link between early childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and higher risk for dementia in old age. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between childhood trauma...
"How many Americans are informed about the ACE study? Not many. "The question in my mind is why. Why are we neglecting what is obviously so important and critical to our society's well-being?... "Originally conducted in the 1980's, this study still...
"In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the answer is no... "Ms. Forman-Hoffman, Adam Zolotor and other members of the federal research team waded through a database containing more than 6,000 study abstracts and found only 25 that were...
"Placement, even to a biological home can be traumatic if not done in a way that works for the child,” says Day, who believes what appears to be the judge’s harsh decision may have come from a lack of understanding what trauma can do to a...
"You can't help chidren until you help their families." -- Joyce N. Thomas, RN, MPH, President, Center for Child Protection and Family Support "This video discusses the important role that community- and faith-based programs, services, and agencies...
Abstract This study examines the relationship between childhood victimization and self-reported current symptoms of psychosis in an incarcerated female population in the United States....Results indicate that adjusting prison-based mental health...
"Last month we shared advice from two runaway and homeless youth programs about how to look for signs of sex trafficking when young people come to your organization for shelter and support. We also listened in on a Web forum cosponsored by the...
Editor's note: Jeff Anderson is an attorney and the founder of Jeff Anderson and Associates in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has represented survivors of sexual abuse by clergy and other authority figures for 28 years. (CNN) -- As Pope Benedict XVI steps...
"A new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study shows that missed meals in childhood can be linked to experiencing pain and depression in adulthood. Depression and chronic pain are experienced by 44 percent of working-aged adults and the study shows a...
"Beginning Monday, March 4, TASH members will have access to a complimentary suite of training sessions on the prevention of restraint, seclusion and aversive interventions.... Shouldn’t School Be Safe? Preventing and Eliminating the Use of...
The following list contains trauma treatments, interventions, and trauma aware approaches to care as identified by Alameda County providers and staff as effective and ones that they commonly use...."...
" Toolwire ( http://www.toolwire.com ) and the Sidran Institute ( http://www.sidran.org ) today announced the launch of the Risking Connection® LearnScapes, a series of interactive online learning simulations created...
ACEsConnection member Jim Sporleder wrote the following... "The AMERICA ’S ANGEL® Campaign: Raising the Bar on Raising America RE: Request to join President Obama’s Call to Action on gun violence Dear Mr. Duncan: I am...
"A Missouri House committee has endorsed legislation that would eliminate the current time limits for prosecuting cases that involve sexual offenses against people age 18 and younger....