"This overview of the evidence suggests a causal relationship between non-sexual child maltreatment and a range of mental disorders, drug use, suicide attempts, sexually transmitted infections, and risky sexual behaviour. All forms of child...
"Objectives: It is well documented that early-learning problems and poor academic achievement adversely impact child development and a wide range of adult outcomes; however, these indicators have received scant attention among homeless adults. This...
"Through "The Challenging Children", a project that aims to reveal, remedy and prevent psychosocial problems among children, aged four to eight years, Roland has seen that teachers and nursery staff are insecure when it comes to the identification of...
"Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research shows that victims may need long-term support...." http://medicalxpress.com/news/...trauma-symptoms.html US News & World Report published 12/4/12: http://health.usnews.com/healt...fer-lingering-trauma
"But our state scored a “D” in terms of childhood poverty, with more than one in four children living in poverty last year. And among children under the age of five, the poverty rate was even higher at 30.3 percent. “Increasing...
"Did you know that something a child experiences today could affect him or her for years to come? Did you see the latest research on adults who faced a childhood trauma? (You can see complete chart at this site....
A reminder for all you good people: We have two Twitter accounts now. @acestoohigh -- my tweets from the ACEsTooHigh news site and other news that's relevant and interesting; @acestoohigh2 -- Chris Engel's Monday-through-Friday news feed...
"Previous research has documented that adverse life experiences during adolescence, particularly for ethnic minorities, have a long-term influence on income and asset attainment and that this relationship is largely mediated by educational...
This 30-page "report is part of the Urban Institute’s Low-Income Working Families project, a multiyear effort that focuses on the private-and public-sector contexts for families’ success or failure. Both contexts offer opportunities for...
"This article explores the concept of allostatic load and its utility as an integrative framework for thinking about the impact of chronic stress on children and adolescents. Allostatic load refers to the failure or exhaustion of normal physiologic...
Wonderful presentation slides by Natalie Turner, MS LMHC, Associate Director, Area Health Education Center, Washington State University. The original link/website is inactive:...
"Federal grant » Utah psychologists have treated more than 300 children who have experienced abuse, witnessed domestic violence. "A child who won’t concentrate in class, complains that he’s bored and refuses to do his work needs...
"This report demonstrates the use of state administrative data to measure adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and to quantify associations between these experiences and behavioral health problems identified during adolescence. The adverse...
"Community capacity for organization and collaboration has been shown to be a powerful tool for improving the health and well-being of communities. Since 1994 the Washington State Family Policy Council has supported the development of community...
"Complex trauma, the multiple traumatic episodes that occurred over a long period of time, can reduce a person’s ability to respond to perceived danger in a productive way. In addition, how the trauma is perceived by one’s culture...