"Lumping both convicts and mentally ill together is exactly the kind of thing that spreads fear and stigmatization, say many in the local mental health community.... "In actuality, mental illness as a risk factor for violent crime is extremely low....
"Save the Children says programmes to stop such violence and help children recover are chronically underfunded.... "Save the Children's report - Unspeakable Crimes Against Children - says figures from a range of countries affected by conflict over...
"High Point Police started the “Domestic Violence Call-In”, which has domestic violence offenders meet face-to-face with police officers, probation officers and district attorneys, last year. During the meeting, offenders hear the...
“Reporting any type of victimization or mental health problem really runs counter to military culture, where the emphasis is on being tough and not acknowledging that you have a problem that you need help with,” Carlson said....
"About domestic violence and racism, Walker a professor at the College of Charleston, said they are both problems. “I wish I could say we live in post racist society, but we’re not.” One in four women will experience domestic...
"Local effort places responsibility squarely on offenders’ shoulders.... " The Batterers Intervention Program focuses the responsibility directly on the offenders, who generally are referred through the court system or Lucas County ...
"Bulimia nervosa (BN) is often present in women who have experienced a childhood trauma. History of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) , domestic violence, emotional abuse , or neglect can all increase the risk for BN and other eating issues in people, but...
"One year's worth of child abuse victims is estimated to cost Oregon $2.5 billion over the course of those children's lives, according to a study released this week. Almost 11,600 children were victims of child abuse and neglect in 2011, according to...
Article by Jane Stevens, ACEsConnection/ACEsTooHigh founder/editor. "We've hit the tipping point and crossed over," says Natalie Turner, assistant director of Washington State University's Area Health Education Center. "In study after study...
Throughout National Child Abuse Prevention Month, psychologists with expertise in child abuse and prevention are available to discuss related topics, including: -Parental training for at-risk families. -Prevention of shaken-baby syndrome....
New Toolkit downloadable from the Chadwick Trauma-Informed Systems Project. (2013). http://www.chadwickcenter.org/CTISP/images/TICWPracticeToolkit.pdf This resource has been added to our Toolkits page and the Social Services/Child Welfare section of...
"Dr. Susan Miller's day job is to help abused children through their painful recovery process, but in her spare time, she's created an organization to prevent child abuse before it ever happens.... ""Until we address drug and alcohol abuse in our...
"Having a school-based center is “today's equivalent to a house call,” he said, adding if a child receives early care for a health problem, more serious health concerns and consequences can often be avoided. “Bassett Healthcare has...
"Researchers from the Bonn University Hospital implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle in the brains of patients suffering from major depression with amazing results: In six out of seven patients, symptoms improved both...
"A panel of students in the university’s honors program reflected on German-born author Gabriele Schwab’s book “Haunting Legacies: Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma,” class reading for the Spring Honors Reading...