ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), early childhood trauma and toxic stress are all essentially the same thing. They are all extremely harmful to baby's well-being and future. The good news is, they can be prevented! Yay! Create a hea lthy, secure...
Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a baby, with parents Anzor and Zubeidat and uncle Muhamad Suleimanov (Reuters obtained this photo from a family member in Dagestan.) ______________________________________ The Chechnya link to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects...
Please don't miss this interview (podcast) with ACEsConnection member Jim Sporleder. He's the principal at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, Washington. He discusses the history of the school and how he and his school staff use...
"Assemblyman Rob Bonta , D-Oakland, has authored AB 174 , which would expand mental health services for youths who have experienced depression, post traumatic stress disorder and other problems as a result of shootings and gang violence. If approved...
Donna De Cesare is an incredible photographer, and she has produced a beautiful and heartbreaking collection of photos in this book. Here's the summary from Amazon: Central American nations have recently had the highest per capita homicide rates...
"The Juvenile Justice Resource Hub is a comprehensive source of information on cutting-edge juvenile justice issues and reform trends put together by JJIE and NJJN, with support from Models for Change and The MacArthur Foundation." Please see this...
" On March 25, 2013, 220 people, representing over 100 organizations, attended a community forum where we heard about research surrounding Adverse Childhood Experiences and what we can do as a community. ..."...
"Whether we admit it or not, many of us are conditioned to fear meddling and to think that intruding on someone else's household somehow crosses the line of decency. Mind your own business, we're taught. It's certainly something my parents taught me....
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the risk of injuries among children exposed to a stressful life exposure (defined as bereavement) before conception or during fetal...
" Youth who experience childhood maltreatment are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior and become involved in the juvenile justice system. Although the relationship between maltreatment and delinquency is well established, little research has...
"Infants who sweat less in response to scary situations at age 1 show more physical and verbal aggression at age 3, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. "Lower levels of...
" Project Information and Discussion Guide.... "The objectives of this project included the following: 1. Understand what trauma is and how it affects children of different ages and developmental stages. 2. Identify the potential trauma to...
"Women are the fastest growing population in today's U.S. prisons and 80 percent of those women are mothers of school-aged children. This is an alarming figure and one that piqued the interest of Jenifer McShane, who after much research, decided to...
"A survivor of child sex trafficking came forward to share her story on Monday, appearing with San Diego Rep. Juan Vargas, who on Tuesday will introduce his first piece of legislation, which is meant to combat child sex trafficking. "I know firsthand...