"There is a health crisis in this country (as well as worldwide) that adversely affects one-fifth of the US population. Consequences of this crisis manifest in a wide variety of serious disease conditions....Despite considerable attention drawn...
"With the four-year grant, Akron Children’s becomes a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), whose mission is to improve the quality, effectiveness, and availability of services for children and families who experience...
Addiction does not discriminate based on parenting. If that were the case, significant numbers of the addicts/alcoholics with whom I work would never have become addicts/alcoholics because they had (have) wonderful, caring, engaged parents. When you...
"Oakland schools have launched programs to help students manage their emotions, establish positive relationships and resolve conflicts. One of the programs, Roots of Empathy, brings infants and their mothers into school to help students recognize...
"A new body of research shows that the social and emotional skills that children gain, or don't gain, before they enter kindergarten has a profound effect on their life trajectory — academically, economically and socially.... "Columbia Public...
"The researchers then looked at how the five variables worked in concert. Surprisingly, a best friend who drank and had access to alcohol was the most important predictor. In fact, adolescents whose best friend used alcohol were twice as likely to...
"We already know that the physician-patient relationship provides solace and can even relieve many symptoms," adds Kaptchuk. "Now, for the first time, we've shown that caring for patients encompasses a unique neurobiology in physicians. Our ultimate...
"Brian Farragher, COO at Alliance for Children and Families member ANDRUS in Yonkers, N.Y., recently spoke during a Gun Violence Prevention Stakeholders Meeting at the White House. Farragher discussed the Sanctuary Model , a trauma-informed approach...
ACEsConnection members Dr Pam Stavropoulos and Dr Cathy Kezelman are featured in this article. "The launch of Blue Knot Day 2012 was historic. Monday October 29, was ASCA’s inaugural Blue Knot Day . It expanded on our prior national day,...
Fascinating talk about the research. "Dr Bruce Perry is a leading expert in childhood trauma. His groundbreaking research revealed that exposure to trauma has a discernable effect on a child's developing brain. He now heads up The Child Trauma...
"Oftentimes when I make a presentation about how we use Sanctuary, people assume that safety plans are just for children. But safety plans are for everyone. They remind us of what irritates us and how to self regulate when we are...
Abstract Background Research suggests that ACEs have a long-term impact on the behavioral, emotional, and cognitive development of children. These disruptions can lead to adoption of unhealthy coping behaviors throughout the lifespan. The present...
Abstract Consistent with cognitive views of depression, we aimed to investigate the mediating role of personal goals in the relationship between stressful events and distinct patterns of depressive symptoms in a nonclinical sample. Participants...
"Violence is preventable, though maybe not totally avoidable. As shown by a growing body of scientific research, interventions that address the underlying causes of violent behavior and victimization are effective in preventing new instances of...
Children of alcoholics experience trauma that is little understood by those who have not grown up in a home with a parent who has the untreated disease of alcoholism. If you are unfamiliar with this concept or would like more information, this link to...