A good article on PTSD and the military. It's important to realize the angle the military takes on PTSD treatments. "Among active-duty soldiers, the suicide rate is 18 a day - more of them kill themselves than are killed by enemy combatants....
"Key players in law enforcement, healthcare, education and early child development gathered last week at the University of Memphis for a symposium organized by People First (a Memphis Fast Forward initiative) and the Early Success Coalition . The...
"Developing health risks from trauma can lead to a cycle of violence, according to Saxe, feeding the prison and justice system, as well as leading to chronic mental health issues, unemployment, homelessness and the proliferation of gangs. And yet the...
If you're on Twitter, please join us @acestoohigh2 to RT three tweets to Washington State officials, politicians, dignitaries, and media outlets. The tweets refer to ACEsConnection members Jim Sporleder and Teri...
"See and hear Lincoln High School students talking about the shocking realities of their young lives. Learn about the positive impact The Health Center at Lincoln is having on these children and – through them – on the character of...
"When the costs of investment to produce a new graduate are taken into account, there is a return of $1.45 to $3.55 for every dollar of investment, depending upon the educational intervention strategy. Under this estimate, each new graduate confers a...
Article written by ACEsConnection members Jim Sporleder & Teri Barila. "Washington state stands poised to add up to 16,000 high school seniors to the states dropout and inevitably unemployment rolls by denying students a diploma. These students have passed their courses and fulfilled graduation requirements, but they wont graduate if they fail the algebra or geometry end-of -course exam or the collection of evidence demonstration for 2013.... "Whats...
“Imagine my shock and alarm to see that toy prison play-sets are being sold and were SOLD OUT during the holidays!” wrote Susan Burton in an email she sent to friends and colleagues on Thursday.... “Lessons learned from the 1971...
"As a follow-up to a previous article on youth in the child welfare system and overuse of psychotropic medications, Imagine Giving an Infant A Psychiatric Drug , here are some highlights from the December 2012 Government Accountability Office’s...
Even though the headline should have read: "Usually, violence begins at home", this Q-and-A is worth reading . It's with David Maradei, director of the Monterey County Child Abuse Prevention Council, as well as a member of the Community Alliance...
"Representative Story told us about a pilot project based in two health centers. The project grew out of the recognition that mothers and babies are frequently at the office of a health care provider in the first weeks and months. This model...
"Identifying the reason for addictive behaviour in treating substance abuse is “is essential to ensure appropriate treatment” SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson will tell the Scottish Parliament after a recent audit of the Addictions Psychology...
"Jesuit Father Jeff Putthoff ministers in Camden, N.J., a city that experienced a record-breaking number of homicides in 2012. “I have learned that poverty is not pretty, nor is it romantic. The traumatic experiences of violence, abuse and ...
"Nearly 6,000 health care professionals from around the world — and thousands more via satellite broadcast — attended the Institute for Healthcare Improvement 24th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care .... During the...
"In recent years, as a Commissioned Minster for Healing and Healthy Environments, I have focused on helping church members and leaders create safe and healing communities. Most recently, I have trained in Trauma Incident Reduction, which I have found...