"Based on past case research, it is estimated that about 46 percent of us will have a mental health disorder in our lifetime.... "There is a big connection between adverse childhood experiences and poor mental and physical health in the adult years....
"The first time I went to jail I didn't have the support group I needed," King said recently. The second time around, she connected with a Solano County program -- Women's Re-Entry Achievement Program (WRAP) -- that made all the difference. "WRAP,...
"The Legislature has returned to Olympia, and the state budget will dominate the debate, just as it has in every session since the start of the Great Recession. Unlike any other session, however, this year we have been warned by the state Supreme...
"Lead is a common element but is found in old paints (including those once used on children's toys), soil, old piping, water, and the atmosphere from lead-containing vehicular fuels, even drinking vessels. At high dose it is lethal but also causes...
"Children who are bullied online or by mobile phone are just as likely to skip school or consider suicide as kids who are physically bullied, according to a study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.... "Holt said parents should pay...
"Concerns and anxieties about one's close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research...." "Participants with higher attachment anxiety produced, on average, 11 percent more cortisol...
"A new study published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry revealed a significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use by adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
" This is Valorie Carson's first blog post in a series about trauma-informed care. Future blogs will examine the Task Force’s work and lessons learned since initially convening in April 2012. ... "One example of how a community and group of...
"Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms and impairment long after their original diagnoses and, in many cases, despite treatment,...
"About two of every three children will experience at least one traumatic event before they turn 18. Despite this high rate of exposure, little is known about the effectiveness of treatments aimed at preventing and relieving traumatic stress symptoms...
From the Penn State Child Sex Abuse Conference presentation by Dr. David Finkelhor , Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire. (October 29, 2012). http://protectchildren.psu.edu/sites/default/files/csa-conf/Finkelhor.pdf...
ACEsConnection Dr. David McCollum is featured in this article. "David McCollum was an emergency room doctor that came to the realization that almost all the injured and seriously ill patients passing through his hospital emergency room doors had...
"A few days ago, The University of Texas at Austin hosted a special conference on trauma-informed care and at-risk youth. The purpose of the conference was to talk about different approaches to addressing the needs of young people in various systems...
From the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. "This issue addresses the question of how to incorporate trauma-informed organizational and practice strategies into child welfare practice....
Abstract BACKGROUND: Although it has been posited that exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increases vulnerability to deployment stress, previous literature in this area has demonstrated conflicting results. Using a cross-sectional...