"A healthy mind during childhood is essential to remain healthy later. Explaining this point, a new study found that experiencing constant emotional stress during childhood escalates the risk of heart disease later...."...
"UConn professors and students are working in a collaborative effort to address the problem of inadequate healthcare for Cambodian-American refugees.... “How do we change curriculums in the health professional school to help students understand...
Abstract Based on observations of court trials and extensive interviews with judges, this article explores how judicial mediation in China undermines the rights of the battered women in divorce cases. We find that even if the judges are able to...
ACEsConnection member Lauren Forcella answers a teen's question about love at Redding.com's Straight Talk column. "At this point in our narrative, let’s talk about ACE scores . “ACE” stands for “adverse childhood...
"United Way Community Building Manager Eugenia Vavra has been working on an Adverse Childhood Experiences project when I noticed that there was no interactive form on our ACEs page that would allow people to dynamically calculate a person’s...
Abstract Aims To examine predictors of self-harm, especially substance use and psychological distress, in an Australian adult general population sample. Conclusions Self-harm in young and middle-aged adults appears to be associated with current...
"A large body of literature has linked family life difficulties with a range of mental health problems during childhood, adolescence and adulthood, including anxiety, depressive disorders, drug and alcohol misuse and psychosis, as well as other...
Survey: Kids' Environment Plays Big Role In Their Future Health (Texas) http://www.barringerfamilylaw.com/blog/2013/02/survey-kids-environment-plays-big-role-in-their-future-health.shtml Study Links Traumatic Childhood Experience to Poor Adult Health...
Abstract Rationale Child abuse and neglect are universal risk factors for delinquency, violence, and aggression; this phenomenon is known as the cycle of violence. Additional factors—psychopathy, impulsiveness, and disruptions in...
"Educators can prevent much of the sexual misconduct in schools if they know how to recognize and respond to suspicious patterns and if administrators enforce an environment of high expectations for behavior... "While predators are the adults who...
Abstract The literature on the effect of maltreatment has revealed several methodological problems of retrospective studies, such as the validity and stability of retrospective reports, which may be influenced by factors such as one’s mental...
"Robert Listenbee Jr., a long-time champion of reforms in the juvenile justice system, including limiting the detention and incarceration of juveniles, is likely to be the next permanent administrator of the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and...
Abstract Children may be exposed to stressful situations with adverse effects on their physiological and psychological health. As cortisone may be a useful additional biomarker for stress research and as it has been shown to be detectable in human...
"One of the most powerful Catholic leaders in the USA, Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired archbishop of Los Angeles, has been relieved of his public roles for covering up for sexually abusive priests — a role the current archbishop called...
New website sponsored by the Orchard Place. About Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. It emphasizes...