Great article with lots of nice examples on how to cultivate a strong parent-child connection . Article may be a nice printout to give parents. "Connection Parenting," or "Attachment Parenting," refers to the deep bond that is natural,...
"Each year an estimated 3,300,000 children are exposed to violence against their mothers or female caretakers by family members. Studies show that child abuse occurs in 30 to 60 percent of family violence cases that involve families with children....
Lincoln High School staff member Brooke Bouchey in supply room full of food, clothes, blankets, backpacks, and sleeping bags donated by Walla Walla community. Last week I visited Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA. I'll post more about the...
The Children's Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law last month came out with its grades for states' reporting of child abuse fatalities or near-fatalities. Oklahoma went from a C+ in 2008 to a B this year,...
There was scary news as well as news to inspire coming out of the first presentations at the Weight of the Nation , the forum sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention taking place in Washington, D.C. The meeting began on...
This interactive billboard in London's Eustis Station invites people to use their mobile phones to drag the abuser away from a woman....drag him across several large screens. It's a clever way to make the point....especially as it focuses the change...
Sally Sexton, a clinical psychologist in Scottsbluff, NE, is looking for someone in a general medical setting, perhaps someone affiliated with a family practice, who might be interested in conducting a small pilot study correlating ACE scores with...
Six hundred ER patients under the influence had a mini-intervention with a hospital staff member who asked them why they were having trouble stopping drinking, and encouraged them to set a goal of drinking less, according to this story by...
Pinwheel for Prevention child abuse awareness event, outside the Brown County Courthouse lawn in downtown Green Bay on Friday, April 20, 2012. Photo by Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Since the Penn State child abuse tragedy last year, the hot lines in New...
We have posted this video on Vimeo under "Adverse Childhood Experiences Study" where you can select "Download" and then right click on the resolution you would like to download and select "save target to" in order to specify where to put the video on...
Here are another four responses from new members to a question about their interest in ACEs: Jeff Lawshe, Sue Mackey Andrews, Karen White, and Xochitl Salvador. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their pages to read more about...
It's interesting how long it takes for solid research to be integrated into daily life, especially research that produces results that shock us, but have somehow been known all along. The CDC's ACE Study -- which linked childhood...
Jim Sporleder, principal of Lincoln High School THE FIRST TIME THAT principal Jim Sporleder tried the New Approach to Student Discipline at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, he was blown away. Because it worked. In fact, it worked so well that...
Untreated Trauma and Chronic Disease Network - background information for April, 2012 meeting The Interface between Mental Health and Medical Care Background: Vermont’s Blueprint for Health is “a state-led initiative...
Untreated Trauma and Chronic Disease Network Agenda – April 18 th , 1pm -3 pm Meeting objectives: 1) agree on a primary goal for the network 2) agree on some “first...