ACEsConnection member Jim Sporleder and his school are featured in this article. "It is no wonder that Lincoln Alternative High School ’s mascot is the phoenix. At Lincoln, the students and staff prove that from a sad and despairing place,...
"Victims of child sex abuse relived painful memories at the State Capitol Thursday as they urged lawmakers to give victims more time to come forward to seek justice in civil court. This was the first hearing for a bill that would eliminate the statute...
"Lawmakers pressed ahead Thursday with legislation requiring Connecticut’s worker’s compensation system to cover treatment costs for mental illnesses stemming from future workplace trauma, and planned to create a special fund to help...
"The House voted on Thursday to pass the Senate’s bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, in a big victory for President Obama and Democrats in Congress...."...
Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, a photographer and first-year graduate student at Ohio University in Athens, has produced a series of 39 gripping photos that tell the all-too-common story of domestic violence . During my time as a freelance...
"The report Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Hawaii Juvenile Justice System: 2000-2010 shines light on many important issues related to the state’s juvenile justice system, especially those related to runaways (“Juvenile...
Abstract A growing body of evidence suggests a link between early childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and higher risk for dementia in old age. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between childhood trauma...
"How many Americans are informed about the ACE study? Not many. "The question in my mind is why. Why are we neglecting what is obviously so important and critical to our society's well-being?... "Originally conducted in the 1980's, this study still...
"In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the answer is no... "Ms. Forman-Hoffman, Adam Zolotor and other members of the federal research team waded through a database containing more than 6,000 study abstracts and found only 25 that were...
"Placement, even to a biological home can be traumatic if not done in a way that works for the child,” says Day, who believes what appears to be the judge’s harsh decision may have come from a lack of understanding what trauma can do to a...
"You can't help chidren until you help their families." -- Joyce N. Thomas, RN, MPH, President, Center for Child Protection and Family Support "This video discusses the important role that community- and faith-based programs, services, and agencies...
Abstract This study examines the relationship between childhood victimization and self-reported current symptoms of psychosis in an incarcerated female population in the United States....Results indicate that adjusting prison-based mental health...
"Last month we shared advice from two runaway and homeless youth programs about how to look for signs of sex trafficking when young people come to your organization for shelter and support. We also listened in on a Web forum cosponsored by the...
Editor's note: Jeff Anderson is an attorney and the founder of Jeff Anderson and Associates in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has represented survivors of sexual abuse by clergy and other authority figures for 28 years. (CNN) -- As Pope Benedict XVI steps...
"A new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study shows that missed meals in childhood can be linked to experiencing pain and depression in adulthood. Depression and chronic pain are experienced by 44 percent of working-aged adults and the study shows a...