Launching a public health intervention, focusing on multiple determinants of health Field of Work : Improving health in low-income neighborhoods by focusing on the social determinants of health Problem Synopsis : Wards 3 and 5 of Las Vegas are very...
Abstract Summary The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between adverse life events, a tendency to respond with a high level of anxiety, and height and adiposity of adolescents. The sample included 575 persons (309 girls and 266 boys)...
“Controversies on the issue surfaced at an overflow workshop that began with Harold Kudler, an esteemed PTSD researcher with the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Dr. Kudler emphasized that whatever the controversies about nomenclature in...
Top court targets child abuse – China “China's top judge Zhou Qiang Thursday said that the Supreme People's Court ( SPC ) aims to foster an environment conducive to the healthy development of minors by publicizing several child abuse...
“Researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture recently completed one of the first studies to explore how working with horses can develop emotional intelligence in humans. UK Center for Leadership Development researchers,...
“Adult support and reassurance is the key to helping children through a traumatic experience that leaves them feeling scared, confused or anxious. Children react to trauma differently from adults. Some react immediately, others later…"...
“Treatments for depression that don't involve antidepressant drugs but rather focus on different forms of talking therapy (referred to as psychotherapeutic interventions) are all beneficial, with no one form of therapy being better than the...
The Cleveland Adult Treatment Court Collaborative ( ATCC ) includes the Municipal and Common Pleas treatment courts. Their policy is a “no wrong door”entry into the ATCC program. To provide the widest reach, the ATCC uses a...
"A panel today predicted more public-private partnerships in pre-K for 4-year-olds and investment in brain development at even earlier ages could be on the horizon if Michigan continues to be a leader in early childhood education. "n Wednesday,...
"Hamilton Center, Inc. is one of 37 behavioral health organizations across the U.S. that have been chosen to participate in the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare's 2013 Trauma-informed Behavioral Healthcare Learning Community...
It can be a vicious cycle, but it doesn’t have to be . First, parents who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as they were growing up are more likely to have difficulties that become the next generation of ACEs for their...
Revised (5/10/13) brief from the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative/childhealthdata.org http://www.childhealthdata.org/docs/drc/aces-data-brief_version-1-0.pdf?Status=Master
"In order to fully embed trauma-informed services philosophy at member domestic violence and sexual assault programs here in New Hampshire we formed a cohort of advocates representing eight different programs who share their experiences and knowledge...
"During their first months of life, babies may seem to be exclusively focused on eating, sleeping, crying, cooing, and passing various forms of waste products. But there is increasing evidence from ingeniously designed studies that babies are much...
Abstract Background Domestic violence in the perinatal period is associated with adverse obstetric outcomes, but evidence is limited on its association with perinatal mental disorders. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and odds of having experienced...