Blog

[Editor's note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a web site — abuseresearch.info — that focuses on the effects of abuse, and includes research articles on PACEs. Every month, she posts the summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only ACEs, PCEs and PACEs. Thank you, Harise!! — Rafael Maravilla] Domestic Violence – Effects on Children Bogat GA, Levendosky AA, Cochran K. Developmental Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence on Children. Annu Rev...

We’ve all heard of ‘generational curses’. But did you know that a growing body of research finds that it’s possible for trauma to pass through generations? “This research implies that the experiences of your ancestors can have real impact on your physical and mental health,” says PACEs Connection CEO Ingrid Cockhren. Cockhren co-hosts the “History. Culture. Trauma.” podcast with Mathew Portell, PACEs Connection director of education and outreach, on Thursday, June 29 at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m. ET.

Healing the Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Creative Arts, Education & Advocacy Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health “ Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”. Kahlil Gibran The Surviving Spirit Newsletter June 2023 Hi folks, Welcome to the the June issue of the Surviving Spirit Newsletter. It can be read online via this & you can also subscribe -...

Joseph Williams founded a nonprofit called Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club. Rita Oceguera for The Trace By Rita Oceguera, The Trace, June 22, 2023 Many Englewood residents call Joseph Williams “the Black Mr. Rogers.” Just like the friendly television neighbor who celebrated children’s individuality, Williams works with other fathers to build up the youth in his community. “These children are living adult lives,” Williams said. Many, he noted, are stuck between adults’ quarrels, burdened with...

Children spray each other with water and cool off by playing in a fountain in Domino Park, Brooklyn during a heat wave on July 24, 2022. Credit: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images By Jake Bolster, Inside Climate News, June 24, 2023 Between 1955 and 1970, the United States passed five laws to monitor and regulate the country’s air pollution. Each act built upon the last and, in 1970, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, which established guidelines for “safe” levels of ambient air pollution, some of...

Advocates on both sides of the abortion divide in the United States demonstrated after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade . Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty By Mariana Lenharo, nature, June 23, 2023 The US Supreme Court’s decision one year ago to revoke the right to an abortion has begun to take a toll on women’s health in the United States, say researchers who have been monitoring the effects of the ruling. Although it is too soon to measure the full impact,...

By Erkeda Derouen, Image: screenshot from article, KevinMD.com, June 25, 2023 The Little Mermaid remake was recently released, and I was excited to experience the film for a few reasons. First, it was my favorite animated Disney film of all time. It came out when I was three years old, and I watched the VHS tape until it didn’t work anymore. Yes, I’m dating myself. Second, there were updated lyrics and a Black Ariel. Although it was strangely controversial that Ariel would now be Black, I...

‘Cumulative poverty over many years is the fourth leading cause of death in this country.’ Photograph: Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/Shutterstock By Reverend William Barber and Gregg Gonsalves, The Guardian, June 22, 2023 Can you name the top 10 causes of death in America? Without too much trouble, most Americans could likely come up with some of them: cancer, heart disease, stroke, accidents. But it would come as a surprise to many to know that poverty is right up there with these other...

Newly published Editorial, American Journal of Preventive Medicine- FOCUS : Jeoffry B. Gordon MD, MPH , Vincent Felitti MD , The Importance of Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in all Medical Encounters., AJPM Focus (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2023.100131 The practical, insightful value of individual ACE screening in the clinic to preventive and clinical medicine is profound. There are over 600,000 substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect (CAN) each year in...

July is a time to celebrate all summer has to offer by building bridges and innovating with community to get to the heart of trauma-informed awareness and resilience building. This month, we’ve added new July dates to the summer 2023 *CRC* curriculum—but that’s only half of the good news. Last year, the CRC began as a pilot program. Now that it's evolved, what better time to bring accelerator participants together in a PACEs Connection CRC community than the summer? We are proud to announce...

About 3.3 million of Pakistani children are trapped in child labor , depriving them of their childhood, their health and education, and condemning them to a life of poverty and want. Children Lifeline Trust was established with the philosophy that every child deserves the chance to transform their lives through an education, regardless of their ability to afford it. 8-year-old Omar and 7 year old Hafeez wakes up diligently every morning and rush to start small jobs to earn some money and...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur in the lives of children and adults.These events can include substance abuse, behavioral health disorders, physical and emotional abuse, and the lack of establishing meaningful relationships later in life. ACEs are linked to chronic illnesses, depression, change in brain chemistry, and the inability to properly utilize healthy responses to stressful encounters. The elimination of symptoms associated with ACEs can lower...