"Mario was mirroring his parents’ emotions as much as he was mirroring their physical movements. Their solution: to couple a positive attitude with cutting-edge neurotherapy. Their story culminates with an inspirational message about the...
"The renowned psychologist John Briere, Ph.D, has observed that if child abuse and neglect were to disappear, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual — an 886-page tome cataloging some 300 mental disorders — would shrink to the size of a...
From guardian.co.uk, here's the video of his announcement , and the story that was published on Sunday . The prime minister, David Cameron, announces changes to internet rules that he hopes will make it harder for people to access illegal child...
[27-page report w/ resources] "Although some Indigenous children grow up in safe environments, others experience trauma (ABS 2006, 2009; ABS & AIHW 2008; FaHCSIA 2011; Silburn et al. 2006). The trauma of historical events associated with colonisation of Indigenous land can pass to children (inter-generational trauma). Even if protected from the traumatic life experiences of family, some Indigenous children, like non-Indigenous children, directly experience trauma through exposure to an...
"Survey finds smokers feed their children less, buy them smaller birthday presents and raid their money box to fund their habit "A poll has discovered the extraordinary lengths smokers go to get fix "Around 7% had stolen from friends and 3% had asked...
Abstract Purpose Analyses used data from an extended longitudinal study to examine the relationship between childhood physical and sexual abuse (CPA and CSA, respectively) and adolescent and adult smoking behavior. Two questions guided the study: (1)...
"New Research Requires Changes in Custody Court Practices Starting with the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study in 1998 medical researchers have established the enormous and long term harm to children from being exposed to traumatic events...
"A few weeks ago, we talked about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) from a national perspective . After looking at the national numbers, we started wondering how we, as a state, measured up. Did Nebraska’s kids experience more ACEs? Or did we...
The study showed that a female’s exposure to distress, even before she conceives, causes changes in the expression of a gene linked to the stress mechanism in the body—in the ovum and later in the brains of the offspring....
"First Focus, an advocacy group for child-friendly policies, will release on Wednesday its latest “ Children’s Budget ,” which shows how federal spending on children has declined more than 15 percent in real terms from its high in...
"Sarah Gonser, a documentary filmmaker, wrote about asking for help from her obstetrician when she felt something was wrong after having her baby. Instead of getting help, she was brushed off and sent on her way. "Gonser went on to do research on the...
Abstract "BACKGROUND: The Housing First Model (HFM) is an approach to serving formerly homeless individuals with dually diagnosed mental health and substance use disorders regardless of their choice to use substances or engage in other risky...
Abstract To examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and health perception in adulthood, and to explore the contribution of shared familial factors to these associations. Data were collected from 180 female twins (90 pairs)...
"One in three women aged 15-49 years will experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. A new infographic, launched jointly by the Departments of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, and...