http://rwjf.ws/1tdQ9ph   What needs to be done to break down the silos that exist between those working on community violence, domestic violence and parenting support? Who is doing innovative work in this area? Please share how...

 "If you do that one more time, I'm going to pop you, and you know I will!"      The mother's words stopped Marcy Witherspoon in her tracks. She turned to glance at the pair: a mother waiting impatiently for her son's appointment...

Here is the final installment in our six-part series of reports from the  National Summit on ACES , held May 2013 in Philadelphia.   But the conversation doesn't end here. So many Summit presenters -- who included physicians, social workers,...

As we continue to share our ongoing report from the National Summit on Adverse Childhood Experiences , held last month in Philadelphia, It was an exciting moment when  "Mapping the Movement" was unveiled. It is a  project  of ...

"Listening with Love," based on pediatrician Ken Ginsburg's daytime and evening talks at the National Summit on Adverse Childhood Experiences held May 2013, brings a message of hope amid the thicket of grim ACEs statistics. Our kids are not...

Part Three of Six:  Stress in the City: Urban ACE Studies   Here is part three of our six-part report on last month's National Summit on Adverse Childhood Experiences, which brought nearly 200 health care providers, educators, child...

  Here is part two of our six part series that focuses on the keynote talk by Dr. Andrew Garner.  You also can read more about the Summit at our website under "News from the Summit" and "What's Happening."   One of the highlight's of...

Last week we posted you an overview about the National Summit on ACEs, which ISF co-hosted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on May 13th and May 14th, 2013 in Philadelphia.    Here is part one of a six-part series.  We hope you...

On May 13th and 14th, 2013, the Institute for Safe Families and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation cohosted The National Summit on ACEs. Our goal for the Summit was to advance the national dialogue on ACEs, trauma, toxic stress and...