"Purple ribbons represent domestic violence across the United States. Here at the Houlton Barracks there are 11 purple ribbons on the front lawn, representing the 11 lives lost due to domestic violence in Maine, this year. "The Hope and Justice...
"Emotional, mental, and physical trauma during childhood are correlated with higher risk for many diseases that occur during adulthood, including coronary heart disease, depression, autoimmune disease, and drug addiction. The Adverse Childhood...
Abstract Informed by a largely secondary and quantitative literature, efforts to improve care and outcomes for complex patients with high levels of emergency and hospital-based health care utilization have offered mixed results. This qualitative study...
"Hundreds of thousands of Sussex primary school children are being taught how to stand up against child abuse in a new nationwide campaign. "The NSPCC will visit every primary school in the country by 2016 - including more than 600 in Sussex - to...
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"Gaston Nurse-Family Partnership just celebrated its first anniversary. The program through the Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services was launched in the county in July 2012, and it has 76 moms with 44 babies enrolled just one year...
"Oxytocin - often referred to as the 'love hormone' because of its ability to promote mother-infant attachment and romantic bonding in adults - could also make us more accepting of other people, as found in new research carried out by...
“Thanks to decades of neuroscience research on brain development, adversity and toxic stress, we now understand how a child who is exposed to violence, or neglect, or homelessness at an early age may develop behavioral and physical health...
"People who are required by law to report child abuse and fail to do so may face felony charges under one of several new state laws set to take effect on Tuesday. "Teachers and other "mandated reporters" who fail to report suspected child abuse now...
"How does fostering resilience fit into teachers' daily work? According to articles in this issue—and interviews with a researcher on grit (Angela Duckworth) and with author and public figure Maya Angelou–most of teachers' interactions...
"As part of Region V System’s trauma informed care initiative, Region V Systems is pleased to announce the funding cycle for a mini-grant process which supports trauma informed care initiatives within Region V provider agencies. The purpose...
"A Toronto group hopes bringing medical examinations, police interviews and other key events in a child abuse case under one roof will make the inquiries easier for investigators as well as...
"Perhaps a schoolteacher observes that a student's academic grades have taken a downward turn. Maybe a next-door neighbor has, from time to time, noticed unusual bruises on a child. Or, as is the case very often, the non-offending parent might file a...
"The long term effects of child abuse were the topic of discussion Thursday for judges, law enforcement officers and members of community organizations. "The Dodge County Community Justice Coordinating Committee heard a presentation from Linda Nauth...