"Gov. Steve Beshear signed a bill Wednesday that gives broader investigative powers to a state panel that reviews serious cases of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky. "Beshear created the panel last year by executive order. But the law gives panel...
"A bill to protect child abuse reporters from facing workplace discrimination has cleared its first hurdle in the Pennsylvania legislature. "House Bill 429 was unanimously approved by the House Children and Youth Committee and sent to the...
"The belief that "children should be seen and not heard" may have led to earlier generations of youngsters being ignored when they claimed they were sexually abused, the most senior judge in England and Wales said. "In a lecture at King's...
"Adults with a mental illness or a substance-abuse disorder represent about 25 percent of the U.S. population but account for nearly 40 percent of all cigarettes smoked in the country, according to a new study. "The researchers also said that the...
"Women who experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse as children are more likely to have a child with autism than women who were not abused, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Those who experienced the most...
Our next free conference will be on April 27, 2013, in Davis, at the Vets Memorial Center. More information to follow!
"Abuse, neglect, and other traumatic experiences in childhood can shorten lives by 20 years and cost society almost $84 billion in lost productivity. "We call these Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) , and this infographic tells you the story of the...
ACEsConnection member Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is featured. " Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, founder of the exciting new Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco exemplifies the most hopeful, eye-opening, brain-exploding examples of solutions-based...
"Contra Costa County -- Contra Costa County's Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative has won a $200,000 U.S. Justice Department grant to fight domestic violence homicides. "The grant comes out of the DOJ's Office on Violence Against Women to...
"Young adults in abusive and controlling dating relationships were happier when their relationships were over than they expected to be, according to a Purdue University study...."...
"When it comes to public health law, it seems the least coercive path may also be the one of least resistance. "In a new study published this month in Health Affairs, researchers found that the public does, indeed, support legal interventions aimed...
"The research found that over half of the 1,203 Year 9 pupils had some direct experiences of domestic abuse, whether as victims, witnesses, or perpetrators. It was led by Professor David Gadd from The University of Manchester and Dr Claire Fox from...
"Dr Barron said her initial focus will appropriately be members of the Sandy Hook School community and local responders, who may have witnessed some of the most horrible images resulting from the violence that descended on Newtown that day. “We...
"No More is an international campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault, using a symbol its creators hope will become as well-known as the pink breast cancer ribbon.... "One in four women experience violence from a partner in...
I t’s still March, but the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center is sending out reminders that next month is Child Abuse Awareness Month. “We hope you think about one or more simple actions to take during this month. We don’t care...