Abstract BACKGROUND: Little research on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and social perceptions toward this behavior has been disseminated from Eastern Europe. This study explores the prevalence and risk factors of IPV and the justification of this...
Abstract Research has informed practice since the origins of developmental psychology, but only recently has basic science and practice begun to be consistently integrated with one another. In addition, considerable research documents the utility of...
Abstract OBJECTIVE :To examine the association between parental report of intimate partner violence (IPV) and parental psychological distress (PPD) with child attainment of developmental milestones. METHODS :By using data collected from a large cohort...
"While the devastation to these victims is real and immediate, there are also long-term consequences. A Duke University study published in Molecular Psychiatry (April 2012) showed that repeated episodes of violence actually alters a child’s DNA...
Victims of sexual assault or harassment, he says, usually have more relationship and trust issues, and might feel more embarrassed about why they’re traumatized. Combat trauma tends to be situation-specific, Sloan says, but not always. He says...
Abstract This study assessed the extent to which environmental (census block-group alcohol outlet density, neighborhood demographic characteristics) and partner risk factors (e.g., hazardous drinking, psychosocial characteristics) contribute to the...
A dozen women from Sonoma County (and Yolo County) met at the new offices of the California Parenting Institute for lunch yesterday. We talked about what each of us is doing with ACEs, trauma-informed or resilience building practices, and caught...
Dr.Tara Brach free Video-cast Wednesday Nov. 6 at 2 pm & 3:30 pm Pacific time (5 & 6:30pm EST) "Mindfulness and Finding the True Self" Dr. Brach is a wonderful voice of light and love. She has revolutionized my ability to be Present with God, loved ones, and my Self - which means every moment of life now means more to me, than a year used to mean. And it feels really good, even in adversity. Being present with my feelings = healing. Psychotherapist, author of "Radical...
"New research shows that chronic stress changes gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. With these changes, the cells are primed to fight an infection or trauma that doesn't actually exist, leading to an overabundance of the...
ACEsConnection members Heather Larkin, Dr. Vincent J. Felitti & Dr.Robert F. Anda authored this paper. Abstract Medical research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) reveals a compelling relationship between the extent of childhood adversity, adult health risk behaviors, and principal causes of death in the United States. This article provides a selective review of the ACE Study and related social science research to describe how effective social work...
"In the first randomized trial of the effects of cell phone use, University of Kansas and Notre Dame researchers found that when parenting coaches texted and called mothers who had participated in a home-based parenting program, they were much more...
"Using the hi-tech tools of a new field called neurogenetics and a few simple questions for parents, a University of Michigan researcher is beginning to understand which boys are simply being boys and which may be headed for trouble. "When young...
"Childhood neglect and abuse, whether physical or psychological, confers a lifetime vulnerability to stress, anxiety, and mood problems. Such early-life stress is also suspected to contribute to the development of chronic pain in adulthood. "In fact,...
"ANDRUS, a leading provider of children and family services, announced today that it has been awarded a $339,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the nation’s largest philanthropic foundation devoted exclusively to health...