The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), a program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health Services , has released six online briefs that discuss the key elements of a...
"In order to deal with various child welfare and safety issues, the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension plans a series of classes to raise awareness about abuse.... "The courses are scheduled each Wednesday for four weeks and are expected to go...
"Every officer in the Dothan Police Department is now in training to learn how to not only deal with criminals but also how to be sensitive to a child's needs in an abusive situation. "These children are not adults and you know police officers...
"Kids who are the victims of bullies are often reluctant to report the abuse. But a new study shows that frequent and unexplained physical symptoms are common in bullied children, and experts say they can be signs that should alert parents and...
"In 1998 Vincent Felitti released a groundbreaking research report on the devastating impacts of adverse childhood experiences on long-term behavioral and physical health outcomes. Since then, in study after study, the pool of evidence has...
"The physician’s assistant on site said there was no debate. “He is a true casualty of battle. There’s not a physical scar, but look at the man’s heart, and head, and there are scars galore.”... "Schumann’s time and...
"Lawrence County has more than doubled the number of adults and children who are victims of domestic violence.... "Hoosier Hills PACK - who has assisted families of domestic violence for the past 15 years - has provided service to 482 families and...
"This factsheet discusses how foster and adoptive parents can help children and adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse. It provides basic information about sexual abuse and links to other information so that parents can educate themselves about...
"But there's a darker side of pediatrics. It rears up when a child removes his shirt for an exam and has telltale bruises. Or when a child flinches each time a parent moves suddenly.... "The five-page report was filled with words that would forever...
"Two dogs have been hired by the Zebra Child Protection Centre to help children during interviews of alleged physical and sexual abuse. "In the innovative program inspired by similar ones in the United States, Chile and Finland, two yellow labs...
"Since she started, Karen has counted 199 dead women. The families of some of the women killed have got in touch to say thank you. But now she wants to stop. Rather than rely on Google and a laptop, she wants the government to take over. She wants it...
This article was written by Jane Stevens, Founder/Editor, ACEsTooHigh.com & ACEsConnection.com. "Whats a trauma-informed school? Its a place where this happens: "Theres this third-grade kid. Lets call him Sam. Hes got ODD (oppositional defiant disordera misnomer for normal behavior a child exhibits when hes living with chronic trauma). "Nine-year-old Sam (not his real name) is very smart. But sometimes he balked, dug his heels in...
"All of us working with refugee populations are mindful that the majority, if not all, of our clients have experienced major trauma in their lives and it continues to affect them on a daily basis. This workshop gave us many ideas on how to...
"A new review of studies finds high rates of fetal alcohol syndrome in children who are adopted from Russian and Eastern European orphanages, or who are in foster care. These children also are more likely than average to have other physical, mental...
"This month, ChildWise Institute is hosting the first statewide summit of professionals who are using the biology of stress and the research on adverse childhood experiences in their fields and communities. Who are these professionals? They are...