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Study: Exposure to Community Violence Linked to PTSD [ideastream.org]

By Anne Glausser, Ideastream, March 2, 2020 “Adverse childhood experiences,” or ACEs, are linked to mental and physical health issues later in life. Now, new research from Case Western Reserve University suggests that community violence should also be considered an ACE. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a list of 10 generally accepted ACEs, which include things like neglect, abuse, and parental addiction. There’s growing interest in the medical community to have...

Associations of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Educational Attainment and Adolescent Health and the Role of Family Socioeconomic Factors: A Prospective Cohort Study in the UK [journals.plos.org]

By Lotte C. Houtepen, Jon Heron, Matthew J. Suderman, et al., PLOS Medicine, March 2, 2020 Background Experiencing multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is a risk factor for many adverse outcomes. We explore associations of ACEs with educational attainment and adolescent health and the role of family and socioeconomic factors in these associations. Methods and findings Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a prospective cohort of children born...

Expanding Workplace Wellness to Mental Health [biztimes.com]

By Lauren Anderson, BizTimes, March 2, 2020 Workplace wellness programs typically target employees’ physical health through weight loss and healthy eating initiatives, measured by clinical benchmarks like Body Mass Index, cholesterol and blood pressure. But, while those metrics may be easy to track – and could tamp down health care costs – wellness experts say it’s no longer enough to focus workplace wellness efforts on just physical health but to broaden the scope to include mental health.

Broadcast Premier of 'Broken Places' on PBS [pbs.org]

From Public Broadcasting Service, March 3, 2020 Peabody Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Roger Weisberg teams up with WNET’s Chasing the Dream public media initiative on his 33rd national public television documentary Broken Places, premiering on April 6 at 10 PM on PBS (check local listings). WNET is presenting Producer/Director Roger Weisberg’s 33rd national public television documentary, Broken Places on April 6th. This poignant production represents the...

Mark your calendar for March 10 tweet chat on CA ACEs screening!

Hey ACEs Connection communities! Please join us for a boisterous tweet chat about ACEs screening in California on March 10 at 10 am Pacific/ 1 pm Eastern for #SaludTues, hosted by @saludamerica and co-hosted by @CYWSanFrancisco, @acesconnection and @CHCShealth. Get your thumbs ready, and spread the word! What: Tweet chat Who: Salud America, co-hosted by Center for Youth Wellness, ACEs Connection and Center for Health Care Strategies. When: Tuesday, March 10, 10am Pacific/ 1 pm Eastern Why:...

ACEs Science Champion Series: Dr. Angela Bymaster: This Faith-Based Physician Integrates ACEs Science with Healing Arts

Dr. Angela Bymaster, a family physician at Washington Elementary School in San Jose, CA, operates her clinic in a portable unit on the school property. Because the unit faces students as they are dropped off by their families, she gets to “pick up the kids” before they are sent to the clinic, practicing “upstream medicine.”

Yes, Stress Really is Making You Sick [newsweek.com]

By Adam Piore, Newsweek, March 2, 2020 In the mid-2000s, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris opened a children's medical clinic in the Bayview section of San Francisco, one of the city's poorest neighborhoods. She quickly began to suspect something was making many of her young patients sick. She noticed the first clues in the unusually large population of kids referred to her clinic for symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—an inability to focus, impulsivity, extreme...

When Mommies Berate and Belittle

photo credit: Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock.com By Alice M. Kenny (pseudonym) (The article below is an excerpt from my new book, Crazy Was All I Ever Knew: The Impact of Maternal Mental Illness on Kids . I have used a pseudonym to protect the privacy of family members.) As a child, I lived in dread that something would set my mother off and she’d fly into a violent rage, unleashing a torrent of abuse. I was physically abused by my mother, but I considered the beatings tolerable. It was the...

Call for Presentations for Southern Trans Health and Wellness Conference ❤ Northwest AHEC

Call for Presentations Southern Trans Health and Wellness Conference Dec 3-4, 2020 Benton Convention Center Winston-Salem, NC The Southern Trans Health and Wellness Conference is designed to highlight best practices, innovative research and authentic community partnerships to center the lived experiences of impacted populations and to support the health, racial equity, equality and wellness of transgender, non-binary, intersex and gender-expansive communities. We are currently seeking...

Japan: 59th Country to Ban Spanking!

Japan is now the 59th country to ban spanking in an effort to address the number 1 risk factor for ending physical child abuse! Japan's parliament enacted a revised law banning parents and other guardians from physically punishing children following several fatal cases of abuse dealt out in the name of discipline. Child maltreatment fatality is a strong indicator of child welfare in a country. This is the rate at which parents murder their own children. Here is how we measure up against...

Podcast Episode: "Community Data into Action: An African American Breastfeeding Blueprint" (28 min)

The Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing (NOW) is excited to share the seventh episode of In the Arena with NOW , a podcast series that lifts up the voices of community leaders who are “in the arena” -- in classrooms, playgrounds, Congressional halls, hospitals, and neighborhood streets -- working to make sure that all children and families can live healthy, thriving lives. Episode 7: Community Data into Action: An African American Breastfeeding Blueprint Headquartered in Atlanta,...

"Cracked Up" central PA film premiere

Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County is pleased to present the Central PA premiere of the new and award-winning documentary film "Cracked Up" in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. In Cracked Up we witness the impact adverse childhood experiences can have across a lifetime through the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell Hammond. Behind the scenes Darrell suffered from debilitating...

Measuring Trauma-Informed Care: Part 2 of the 3-Part Series. FREE DOWNLOAD

This 3-Part series was created to support schools and organizations in planning and implementing effective program evaluation for trauma-informed care (TIC) interventions. Enjoy these excerpts from Part 2 . CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ALL OF PART 2 AND THE WHOLE SERIES FOR FREE Part 2: How to Measure Trauma-Informed Care ________________________________________ The Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Series was created by the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) , a global leader in TIC implementation and...

"HOPE 4 the Wounded" Special Guests on "Breaking the Silence" This Week!

Joe and Dardi Hendershoot, cofounders of Hope 4 the Wounded will be the special guests on "Breaking the Silence with Dr. Gregory Williams" this Sunday evening at 8:00 pm Central Standard Time. Joe Hendershott, Ed.D., is a sought-after speaker about the effects of trauma on learning and behaviors, & working with wounded students™. As founder of Hope 4 The Wounded, he also provides consulting, staff training, an online course, & has authored three books: Reaching The Wounded Student, 7...

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