"This study demonstrates that writing therapy resulted in significant and substantial short-term reductions in post traumatic symptoms (PTS) and comorbid depressive symptoms. Writing therapy is an evidence-based treatment for PTS, and constitutes a...
"When we think of pain we generally think of something that is related to our body. But there is a devastating form of pain that is not frequently acknowledged and is a topic of a paper by Eliana Tossani (University of Bologna) in the current issue of...
"Potts, professor of English, served on the subcommittee of the American Association of University Professors that drafted a statement on sexual assault. The association's report, adopted in 2012, details the widespread problem of sexual assault on...
"This experience of human disconnection, a separation of self from self and self from others, is a fundamental concept in both trauma-informed practice and in eCPR.... "When I am practicing eCPR I am cleaning the lens. By that I mean, I intentionally...
"But isn’t this how we should deal with everyone? What is normal? Isn’t normal up for debate? We don’t truly want people to be “normal”…we just want people not to others. "So taking this idea – The...
ACEsConnection member Laura Porter is featured. " By Perry Firth, Graduate Student, Seattle University Community Counseling, and Project Assistant, Seattle University’s Project on Family Homelessness " "Over the past decade, data has...
"The federal government is providing a $2.5 million grant to establish a program in Daviess County to deal with child abuse and substance abuse....
"...More than 200 service providers who work with families attended the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Positive Parenting Coalition’s free seminar, The Impact of Traumatic Events on Children, last month at Chester Christian Church. The...
DCF launches new child abuse prevention campaign - Florida "DCF is launching the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign as part of a national movement to change the way people think about child abuse prevention by focusing on community activities and...
"Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $3.4 million in grants have been awarded to 18 organizations across the state to fund unique public/private partnerships between private and non-profit organizations to support early childhood to...
"The current law requires prosecution for criminal sexual abuse of a minor must begin within one year of the victim turning 18 years old. "The Bradley backed House Bill 1063 removes the statute of limitations for aggravated or predatory sexual...
The programs include restorative justice, Communities That Care , and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports . “School districts receiving funding today are at the forefront of a national movement to rethink our approach to school...
A domestic violence PSA campaign by Lebanese non-profit KAFA strikes a powerful chord for the women's rights movement in the Islamic world. The images feature women who have endured domestic abuse. Their wounds mimic the shape of the audio...
"Many times this pain is attributed to experiences we have had in our families. Currently, the new buzz in the social science world is around the “ Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Study .” This study attributes people’s life...
"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-5 is about to be published and there has been increasing public and professional concern about the DSM-5 system 'pathologising' normal human states," says Scientia Professor Gordon...