"The mantra that quality is more important than quantity is true when considering how social relationships influence depression, say U-M researchers in a new study. "After analyzing data from nearly 5,000 American adults, the researchers found that...
"Between 2009 and 2012, states cut a total of $4.35 billion in public mental-health spending from their budgets. According to a report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness , significant cuts to general fund appropriations for state mental...
"According to the World Economic Forum, Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 135 countries on gender parity and opportunities for women. Progress in the country has been slow, but local feminists and other women’s rights groups have continued to...
Here are customized ACEsConnection category searches to help you stay up to date on articles and areas of interest. Scientific literature Here are customized searches from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database:...
Updated 7/8/14 Watch this 15 minute video to get an overview of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) - short link: http://tiny.cc/tic-ppt Section Index General Child Welfare Criminal Justice Domestic Violence Homelessness...
*Updated 10/09/2014 "Becoming trauma-informed is a process that involves striving towards a new way of understanding people and providing services and supports. This process involves a gradual integration of trauma concepts and trauma sensitive...
"Maine officials and health care professionals know of ways to make the delivery of health care more efficient and reduce costs, but political agreement is difficult. One preventive approach, however — where health care providers focus on the...
A Nebraska Supreme Court Initiative that asks judges to take an active leadership role in improving the court process in child protection cases. Their website has many trauma-informed documents in addition to news, data, case law, training and other...
"State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday. "The researchers also found that more than a half million of...
"Many staying in the shelter have a history of being traumatized as a result of domestic violence or sexual assault, and many continue to feel the pain of the trauma as they suffer with post-traumatic stress disorder.... "While staying at the shelter,...
"The average age at which girls first become victims of prostitution is 12 to 14, according to the FBI. But some start as early as 11. "These statistics are exactly what the Covina Woman's Club is trying to stop, if just on a smaller scale. "With...
“They used to do multiple interviews. Now they do one or two at the most if possible,” said Richard Wright, associate professor and chair of Bridgewater State University’s criminal justice department.... "Wright, who has...
"Karen Hill, director of the Southern Tier Child Advocacy Center (STCAC) said the prevalence of child sexual abuse in our community and throughout New York State is alarming.... "To help caring adults prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child...
"Traumatic events such as the school shootings in Sandy Hook and Columbine naturally call national media attention to the need for support services to assist the affected children and families. Much less in the media eye are the children...