ACEsConnection members Dr Pam Stavropoulos and Dr Cathy Kezelman are featured in this article.
"The launch of Blue Knot Day 2012 was historic. Monday October 29, was ASCA’s inaugural Blue Knot Day . It expanded on our prior national day, Forget-Me-Knot Day, and now honours survivors of all forms of childhood trauma – abuse in all
its forms, neglect, community and family violence and other adverse childhood events....
"The Minister also indicated his intention for the Government to work with ASCA to build on the crucial first step provided by the Guidelines towards improving services for adults who have experienced complex trauma as children....
"Pam quoted a large US longitudinal study, the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, which has established the physical and mental health impacts of adverse childhood experiences - even 50 years later. Studies like this and the positive evidence from neuroscience indicate that it is time to put the research from the Guidelines into practice as a matter of urgency...."
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