Local agency plans several events to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month - Ohio “People need to know they are not alone in caring for kids,” said LCCS Public Information Officer Julie Malkin. “It’s simply getting the word out...
"It’s a necessary beat—one that should be done with care...." "In the wake of widespread criticism of the media’s reporting on rapes in Steubenville, OH , and Torrington, CT , it could be useful to hear how reporters who write about...
Understand brain maps and you can learn how to change a habit, change your life. Now that’s a bold, somewhat bizarre statement. Nonetheless, it holds the key to the power each of us can wield over the health of our brain and therefore the...
Abstract Background Previous studies in bipolar disorder investigating childhood trauma and clinical presentations of the illness have mainly focused on physical and sexual abuse. Our aim was to explore further the relationship between childhood...
" Journalist Jane Stevens has a remarkable website that only experts seem to know about but that deserves a very wide readership among those who care about…well….kids, and certainly those who care about education. It’s...
"In conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, local agencies centered around families and children are asking the community to participate in the “From Blue to Better” campaign, a multi-agency effort to raise awareness and...
"Every year for the past 2000 years, Jews all over the world celebrated Passover by gathering for a ceremonial meal. We tell our children the story of how we were slaves in Egypt.... "The actual Passover ceremony as we know it is of rabbinic origin...
"A former Miss America, Marilyn Van Derbur, will speak in York. PA as part of the National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This will take place on April 24th, 7:00PM at The Strand Theatre....
" Groups that demand obedience and conformity produce fear, not love and growth. ... "Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is a set of symptoms and characteristics that tend to go together and which are related to harmful experiences with religion. They...
"Penn State’s professional program designed to help individuals recognize and report suspected child abuse is now available online for University employees. "Approximately 3,500 employees have completed the “Reporting Child Abuse”...
Abstract : Adverse experiences during childhood have a profound effect on adult health. Worldwide, there is growing interest in understanding the influence of early adversity on development of physical and mental disorders across the life course....
"Shari Duval, president of K9s for Warriors , a non-profit located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., says she has a drug free alternative for vets with PTSD: service dogs that help veterans overcome fear, stress and anxiety. "Duval is well aware of the...
"In a sense, River is instinctively doing for himself what art therapists do for trauma survivors. “You don’t have to strain to say the right thing; the medium can speak for you and act as a support for your experience,” writes...
Is domestic violence expert swaying Arias jury? (2 min video), Mar. 26th http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/03/26/jodi-arias-domestic-violence-expert-swaying-jury Jodi Arias' Domestic Violence Expert Tells Jury About Abuse, Mar. 26th "The Arias...
"Money will go to expanding program that identifies high-risk victims... "The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence will receive a $1 million Department of Justice grant to expand a program that identifies women who are at high risk of domestic...