"Children may seem unaffected by traumatic experiences, since short-term effects on their development and psychological well-being rarely appear, but a new study by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) has found that...
"Confidential files turned over for a lawsuit set to go to trial in Minnesota may shed new light on the problem of sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America. "The documents were produced in litigation brought against the Boy...
"So much has been written about the connection between poverty and performance that it seemed nothing materially new could emerge about the subject. Except this time, researchers explained in detail how and why being poor undermines even high...
The Day That Einstein Feared Has Arrived On August 2, 2013 in General , Recovery by Kathy Brous Post #3 in an ongoing series As we said last week, 50% of Americans have some Attachment Disorder. How can there be so little information...
Abstract Background Public child healthcare doctors and nurses, and primary school teachers play a pivotal role in the detection and reporting of child abuse, because they encounter almost all children in the population during their daily work....
"Community violence remains pervasive. While Pittsburgh has a lower homicide rate than the national average, that means nothing to people who live in communities where gunshots ring out regularly, where schools are constantly placed on lockdown and...
"If you’re constantly exposed to violence," she said, "that’s what you’re going to absorb." "The result is that children who grow up in traumatic or stressful homes may devote a significant portion of their developmental energy to...
By the Department of Services for Children, Youth, & their Families, Office of Evidence-Based Practice, Division of Family Services, State of Delaware http://dyoi.org/wp-content/upl...Caring-With-Comp.pdf Short on time? Use our Category Search page.
Abstract Research has identified stable and dynamic characteristics in child sexual abusers working with children (CSA-W) that may distinguish them from other child sexual abusers (CSA). However, in previous research CSA-W have usually been included...
"One mother breaks heroin habit, but worries about daughter, son.... “I worry about them becoming addicted,” Temple said, sitting in the living room of the family’s Prospect home where the siblings ignore a cartoon playing on the...
"Los Angeles County officials are calling on California’s lawmakers to come down harder on individuals soliciting sex with minors. "The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion on Tuesday, Sept. 3 to lobby for state...
Abstract Despite an increased risk of long-term mental health problems, many survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) experience positive changes in areas such as appreciation for life, personal strength, and interpersonal relationships. Drawing on...
"Have you ever thought of trauma as anything other than the most horrific act? Before learning about Trauma Informed Care, I wouldn’t have believed that over 70% of society has experienced some form of trauma in their lives; and most...
"Bessel van der Kolk, a leading trauma researcher, has often described how a traumatic experience essentially “booby-traps” the body’s self-protective capacity through forced immobilization and helplessness and how it is re-enacted...
" Maria Moultrie never mentions such phrases as child abuse or domestic violence when the Navy assigns her to visit the Pensacola homes of active-duty personnel, but those issues are at the covert core of a program she describes as “rainbows and...