Canada --“People who have trauma histories are especially sensitive to interactions within health care,” explains Dr. Catherine Classen, director of the Women’s Mental Health Research Program at Women’s College Research...
"One out of every 4 children attending school has been exposed to a traumatic event that can affect learning and/or behavior. Help is available. Hope is possible!" http://www.nctsnet.org/resources/audiences/school-personnel I will add this...
"A 10-week program that fits easily into the high school curriculum could give students a lifetime of less anger and lower blood pressure, researchers report. Health and physical education teachers taught anger and stress management to 86 ninth...
In the current Boston Review, University of Chicago economist and Nobel Laureate James J. Heckman makes a powerful argument for social policy to improve the early lives of disadvantaged children . He asks a series of questions to consider before...
Michelle Radin, Jane Kretzmann, Maryann DeMatthews, and Juliet C. Dorris-Williams joined ACEs Connection in August. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages. Michelle Radin , Eagle River, AK -- Michelle is a consultant on...
Linda Peterson, Kimberly Shultz, Hoyt Roberson and JJ Moody joined ACEs Connection in August. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages. Linda Peterson , Chicago, IL -- Linda is a psychology student. Kimberly Shultz , Oceanside,...
The "Still Face Experiment" has been around since 1975, when Drs. Ed Tronick, T. Berry Brazelton and two colleagues presented it to the Society for Research in Child Development . ( Jason Goldman did a great writeup on Thoughtful Animal...
"According the the National Center for PTSD: “Studies have shown that as many as 100% of children who witness a parental homicide or sexual assault develop PTSD. Similarly, 90% of sexually abused children, 77% of children exposed to a school...
"One million people die by their own hand each year, accounting for more deaths than wars and murders put together, the World Health Organisation said Friday, calling for urgent action to address the problem.... "And the problem is getting worse, the...
"The diagnosis and treatment of cancer does not only trigger posttraumatic stress disorder in adults and older children; infants and toddlers with cancer also suffer from trauma disorders, as researchers from the University of Zurich and the...
Claudia Gold, a pediatrician who blogs on Child in Mind and Boston.com , wrote a terrific post about Paul Tough and his new book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character . You'll be...
This 18-year-old was charged with felony child abuse, according to a story on SunHerald.com , a news site covering the Biloxi-Gulfport, MI, area. Police say he broke the leg of his two-month-old son. "Investigators believe that it was a case of...
Jen Fiddner, Peg Tazewell, Larry Wohlgemuth and Heather Preston joined ACEs Connection in August. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages, where you can friend them, send a message, and see all their comments and activity on the...
"As the mission of the DLC is to educate the heart - while particularly trying to reach children - the ACE study provides some incredible insights into the importance of a child's early environment."...
"More than half of the children in the United States suffer from one or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), such as crime, neglect, abuse, growing up around domestic violence, substance abuse or the loss of a parent. Studies show that these...