Confirmation of ACE findings in 45 million visit records for ~700,000 cases
You can download the peer-reviewed published article through the following link title: Association of Mental Health With Health Care Use and Cost: A Population Study
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Roundup of local news: dogs in Kansas City DV shelter; Wilmington, DE, agencies collaborate to help traumatized kids; an abused woman in San Francisco stands by her man...again
Domestic Violence Shelter Opens Doors to Pets After Heroic Dog Protects Owner - Time.com reports that in addition to 25 more beds, the Rose Brooks Center in Kansas City, MO, is building a pet-friendly wing, kennels, trails and play...
Washington State's online course a great overview of brain science, ACE Study & resilience
In case you haven't checked it out yet, the Washington State Family Policy Council and Department of Social and Health Services have put together a 3.5- hour online course called “The High Cost of Childhood...
New ACE Member
Hello Everyone. I am a first year MPH student at Purdue University after completing two years in Teach For America, as a high school science teacher. I have been reviewing the literature on ACEs and I am interested in conducting an ACE survey on...
Shaken Baby Syndrome -- not an easy diagnosis
That's according to this interesting article by Maia Szalavitz in Time.com' Healthland . It examines the validity of SBS diagnosis, and the reliability of the evidence behind it. It brings up other causes that may mimic SBS. "Osteogenesis imperfecta...
Who are we? What's our interest in ACEs? Part 7
As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another three: Denise Dowd, Bruce McCulley and John Records. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their page to...
Is there a link between child sex abuse and epilepsy?
A reader of the ACEsTooHigh.com news site sent in that question. Since she prefers to remain anonymous, I told her I'd toss it out to this network. If you know anything about this -- whether there's a link or whether there is not -- just add a...
Less than 1/3 of Penn State media coverage included solutions, prevention info
EVERY part of our society and culture has to change if we're going to lower our ACEs, including the news media. The Ms. Foundation and Berkeley Media Studies Group issued a report last week that showed how far we have to go. It provides some...
Article Points To The Importance of Social and Political Climate for Addressing Trauma
Philly.com posted on its blog, "Recognizing the Consequences of Childhood Stress: Are We There Yet?" that mentions ACEs. The article points out that since the nineteenth century, the connection between childhood trauma and mental illness has been...
Why is suicide increasing in midlife?
What leads a middle-aged person to contemplate suicide? A failed relationship? Financial devastation? Drug abuse? All of these explanations have been suggested for an unexpected increase in suicides in persons 45 to 54 years old. According to the...
Who are we? What's our interest in ACEs? Part 6
As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another three: Nancy Hardt, Anthoulla Koutsoudi and Marielle Dekker. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their...
ACEs and the Law
Several people have pointed me to ameaningful New York Times article by Nicholas Kristof that is at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01...ref=nicholasdkristof A San Diego Public Defender sends the observation: "Glad that this information seems to be leaking out in various ways. Maybe one of these days medicine, the criminal justice system, education, and child welfare services will coordinate to reduce (eliminate?) ACEs and make the world a better place. On the criminal...
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in US Senate
The Judiciary Committee intends to begin “mark-up” of S. 1925 (VAWA) as early as January 26th. Check out http://4vawa.org/ for more information about how to be active today!
ACEs and Crime
We now have some members who are very experienced in the criminal justice system. I'd certainly like to learn more about their thoughts on the relationship of ACEs to crime. An excellent book will soon be out on kids in Juvenile Hall....
Who are we? What's our interest in ACEs? Part 5
As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another three: Mary Holden, Susan Lankford and Bruce McEwen. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their page to...