The United Way of Androscoggin County advertised this job on the University of Maine-Farmington site : The Project Coordinator position is 400 hours at $15.00 per hour for a total $6000.00 over the project period. This part time position...
Someone tweeted this out the other day -- "Mental Illness in Kids: The Surprising Warning Signs" . The signs for pre-school and early elementary school-age kids included: Behavior problems in preschool or daycare Hyperactivity way beyond what...
"Previous research has shown that personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests that these impulsive and compulsive personality...
"The core objectives of AVB are to encourage young people to examine their roles as aggressors, victims, and bystanders; develop and practice problem-solving skills; rethink beliefs that support the use of aggression; and generate new ways of...
"The stresses of poverty—such as crowded conditions, financial worry, and lack of adequate child care—lead to impaired learning ability in children from impoverished backgrounds, according to a theory by a researcher funded by the National...
If you missed Dr. Felitti's presentation on Monday hosted by the National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care -- and you may have because with hundreds tuning in, it was oversubscribed -- you can download the powerpoint (which is in the...
"The new findings suggest that it is important to evaluate children's symptoms of post-traumatic stress and depression, in order to identify those who may be the most adversely affected. Findings also suggest that helping children cope with stressors...
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With the Republican and Democratic conventions upon us, and the U.S. presidential campaign in full swing, DailyInfographic.com dug into the archives for this amazing visualization of "right" and "left" that British data journalist David...
[Editor's note: This very moving essay by Chantelle Pence, a family advocate for the Copper River Basin Child Advocacy Center and a consultant at Copper River Consulting in Gakona, Alaska, originally appeared on the Anchorage Daily News web site.] It was autumn. The time of harvest. I walked with my dad to the ridge to target practice with a .270 rifle. I got the target in my sights and pulled the trigger. I don't know if I hit my mark, because as soon as the...
"Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRIs) and electroencephalography (EEGs), they measured the amount of activity in the limbic and cortical areas of the brain, which are responsible for processing emotions. The researchers found that, in...
Reflective supervision (RS), or consultation as it is called in some arenas, is a relationship-based model of supervision which has its roots in education and early childhood education (ECE). Zero to Three has published many articles and...
You could say that the graphic above, from the Pew Center on the States Home Visiting Campaign , demonstrates the need for a community approach to preventing and reducing child trauma. It's going to take all parts of our communities -- home...
"...They used their cellphones to answer honestly and anonymously about the amount of trauma they had experienced as children. About a third had been humiliated, insulted, or slapped often by an adult in their household, had parents who were divorced...
Jennifer Hayes-Grudo, Martha Rosen, Darby Penney and Karina Forrest-Perkins joined ACEs Connection in July. 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...