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"There are steps that parents can take to minimize the development and perpetuation of sibling abuse.... Do not subject your child to your abusive partner . Model appropriate communication Pay attention to your child’s peer relationships Take...

"Trauma and adverse experiences in childhood have proven to be a tremendous indicator for health issues, including mental-health issues, according to data compiled in dozens of scientific papers released under the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)...

"National statistics from 2011 showed continuing small declines in child maltreatment from the previous year. Overall substantiated child maltreatment actually declined 2% from 2010 to 2011, including a 3% decline in sexual abuse and a 1% decline in...

" Ruth R. Staten, PhD, PMH-CS-NP BC , is the new associate dean of undergraduate programs at the University of Louisville School of Nursing .... "Staten’s research efforts focus on young adult health with an emphasis on adverse childhood...

"Why is this important to doctors and dentists? People who have been previously victimized through childhood physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence, or sexual assault, have special issues and concerns in health care settings.   "Anxious...

"The school-to-prison pipeline describes an alarming trend where public elementary, middle and high schools are pushing youth out of classrooms and into the juvenile justice system with zero-tolerance policies and discipline. To help understand how...

"Highly publicized cases of bullying in recent years and new attention to the problem in schools have created the impression among some observers that the problem has been on the rise. But at the same time, crime and violence, including...

"The core element of stress, the very foundation of stress, is fight-or-flight syndrome," Glenn said. "Without fight or flight we would not survive as a species. For members of the armed forces, this is how it works: you learn of an upcoming...

"Too many people believe that domestic violence can’t happen to them. In fact, perhaps even you may be a member of that group. "I am referring to those who prefer to think they are different from the rest of the pack: smarter, more aware and...

Urgency to Address S&R in Behavioral Health Treatment Settings 　 Approximately 50-150 Americans die annually from S&R thousands others are injured and traumatized (Harvard Center for Risk Analysis) S&R should be viewed as a treatment failure that creates barriers to recovery May be detrimental to recovery or persons with mental illness; retraumatizing (for consumers and staff) Facilities have successfully reduced and eliminated SR (Bennington-Davis; Huckshorn; LeBel)...

[10-page brief from Child Welfare Information Gateway]. "For fiscal year (FY) 2011, States reported that 676,569 children were victims of child abuse or neglect (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012). While physical injuries may or may not be immediately visible, abuse and neglect can have consequences for children, families, and society that last lifetimes, if not generations...." https://www.childwelfare.gov/p...erm_consequences.pdf