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35% of child sex abuse caused by minors  -- Time Health picked up this fascinating article by Associated Press reporter David Crary, who did a good job at describing the tragic complexity surrounding the minors that commit child sex abuse. For...

Saw this on Huffington this morning: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/10/nhs-future-forum-report-staff-must-change-use-of-time_n_1195790.html?ir=UK   This may not have a direct relation to ACEs, but it speaks to what I believe is growing...

Congratulations!  I love the idea of ACES Too High!  I am the Executive Director of the Institute for Public Health (IPH) in the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University.  The mission of the IPH is to serve as a...

Does anyone out here share my concern with a preoccupation in health care with drugs? I'm thinking for example of Ritalin and other ADHD meds, the significant immunization schedule that we expose babies to so early on and even PPIs. I'm not a...

Here are a few interesting developments concerning ACE concepts: Missouri child abuse task force meets for first time.  The 16-member Task Force for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children met, the Springfield News-Leader reported....

Nicholas Kristoff wrote about the American Academy of Pediatrics' policy statement in his  column in the New York Times  on Saturdsy. This month, the American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing a landmark warning that this toxic stress can...

I see patients and their physical conditions through the eyes of what they believe. In my experience, the places people "get stuck" physically and emotionally and behaviorally is often a function of deep held beliefs (which are often unconscious to...

I am enjoying reading Robin Karr-Morse's new book, "Scared Sick," and am very impressed by what she has done.  This book is well worth looking at.  She is highly knowledgeable of the literature on child development, weaving in her own...

As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another two: Eileen King and Nora Baladerian. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their page to read more about...

As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another three: Douglas Drossman, Karen Cangialosi, and Patrick Anderson. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to...

As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are three: Hélène Felitti, Laura Kerr and Gary Giovino. For sake of brevity, the responses are shortened. There's a link to...

As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are three more: Dana DeHart, Heather Larkin, and Ruth Collins-Nakai. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their page...