"Evidence suggests that adverse experiences in childhood are associated with psychosis....The estimated population attributable risk was 33% (16%–47%). These findings indicate that childhood adversity is strongly associated with...
"Although we know that adverse events in children’s lives rarely occur in isolation, we too often create programs designed to address a single issue or, recognizing that there are multiple problems, we introduce “wrap...
"One model of trauma-informed care, implemented by Project Hope of the District of Columbia, targets girls ages 12 through 18. Girls who have experienced or witnessed physical, sexual, emotional, or community violence are placed in "trauma...
"Mentions of the ACE Study – the CDC’s Adverse Childhood Experiences Study -- have recently appeared in the New York Times , This American Life , and Salon.com . In the last year, it’s become a buzzword in social services, public...
"The risk of this study however, is that "infant dysregulation" becomes the new "ADHD," placing the problem squarely in the child, and failing to recognize that the problem occurs in relationships . As it stand now, the study adds to the...
"To do their job and to stay alive, troops need to be in shape. They need have the right equipment. And they also need to be psychologically sound. The problem is that soldiers aren’t traditionally very forthcoming when it comes to talking about...
"Eleven years ago, the folks at the Pima County Juvenile Court Center recognized the need to provide extra help and accountability to drug-addicted parents accused of abusing and neglecting their children. They started up Family Drug Court, which...
"The seventh network meeting of the European health ministry focal persons on violence and injury prevention will take place in Antalya, Turkey on 17-18 October 2012 to comprehensively discuss the implementation of policy developments for the...
"One of the most important protective factors against teens engaging in self injury was parent connectedness, and, for females, connections with other prosocial adults also were associated with reduced likelihood of engaging in self injury,"...
We are so excited that Illinois will be conducting ACEs statewide! This was an effort that brought many policy makers, researchers, advocates and communities together to advocate for this data..we will share our story soon.
"Studies among adults show an association between abuse and Body Mass Index (BMI) status. When an aberrant BMI status as a consequence of abuse is already prevalent in adolescence, early detection and treatment of abuse might prevent these adolescents...
One of the most serious problems facing schools today is that of bullying. A recent report by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) suggested that nearly a fifth of the respondents had been bullied in school in the preceding year. This might mean that...
"A new study led by researchers from the UCLA School of Nursing has found that nursing intervention can significantly decrease substance abuse among homeless youth. Published in the current issue of the American Journal on Addictions, the research...
Mentions of the ACE Study – the CDC’s Adverse Childhood Experiences Study -- have shown up in the New York Times , This American Life , and Salon.com recently. In the last year, it’s become a buzzword in...
"Re “ The Psych Approach ” (column, Sept. 28): Thanks to David Brooks for calling attention to the effect that trauma can have on children. Understanding that adverse childhood experiences can lead to a cascade of social, cognitive and...