"Renowned psychiatrist Karl Menninger said, "What we do to our children, they do to society."... "A good place to begin getting info is the October 2011 BBC documentary, “America’s Child Death Shame.”* Also, the monumental ACE study...
"Taylor Ellison of Anchor Point gave a presentation she and Katherine Dolma of Homer developed to bring peace through an outdoor camp for children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences....Ellison described impacts associated with nature...
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"Today, this historic launch of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity makes me believe that my dream has become yours, and that, together, we will see our dream become real. We will see nurture replacing violence; light replacing...
"Pierce County Juvenile Court, its probation department and its community partners have been nationally recognized for their leadership in reducing the numbers of youth who are detained at Remann Hall, our county’s detention facility for...
"...There aren’t easy answers. It is not as if the parents of neurodivergent kids can structure the perfect educational environment and can create safe social spaces that respect autonomy and diversity of communication, interests, and...
Nice poster/brochure. http://www.voamn.org/TIC-Poster
I thought the members of ACEsConnection might want to know about an issue that's affecting our high school seniors in Washington, because this may be happening in your state, too. In fact, I was asked that question the other day by one of our...
"... I don’t know what’s going on in your community. In ours we are finally beginning to address our needs....Another group has conducted two community wide workshops on the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) on...
"...Using this well-validated survey, it became clear that at least six specific adverse childhood experiences were correlated with the development of fibromyalgia. Data pertaining to disability, quality of life, life satisfaction, number of days of...
"When listening to one of lectures of noted physician and researcher Dr. Vincent Felitti, I realized immediately that he was talking about me. He described difficult patients to treat, ones who went to the emergency room often, underwent...
ACEsConnection member Dr. Robert Anda is mentioned in this article. "We already know that far too many of Philadelphia’s children experience systematic trauma by way violence, stress, poverty, racism and hunger. What we’re just realizing...
"Building on a body of previous research by the author and colleagues in relation to multiple adverse childhood experiences (MACE) , this paper addresses the question of ‘why multiples matter’ in relation to issues of cumulative...
Great new video! Epigenetics - Telomeres - Nature - Nurture - New science For more information visit... http://www.beginbeforebirth.org See also additional videos: How Stress Affects Our Telomeres (6 mins) The Ghost in Your Genes - BBC Horizon (50 mins)
"This forum serves as an opportunity for the public — including SAMHSA stakeholders — to provide feedback and ideas on: Suggested Guidelines for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach (...