When children reach 6 years old, their drawings matter. Not because of those purple unicorns or pinstripe dragons but because of how kids sketch themselves and the very real people in their lives. In a new study, researchers found that children who...
In the midst of assault, the brain's fear circuitry takes over while other key parts are impaired or even effectively shut down. This is the brain reacting to a life-threatening situation just the way it is supposed to A door opens and a police...
A new Connecticut initiative will increase the accessibility of mental health services for families across the state. Connecticut will provide a $3.4 million grant for the New Haven Mental Health Outreach for Mothers (MOMS) Partnership. MOMS is a...
This is the second in the series on children and suicide. The first post asked the question, “Do elementary age children seriously consider suicide?” It is important to understand all you can about suicide in young...
Nearly 9 percent of the births covered by Medicaid — or about 160,000 each year — were elective deliveries before 39 weeks of gestation. Early deliveries like those can lead to worse health outcomes for mothers and children and higher...
Little children are big news this week, as the White House holds a summit on early childhood education on Wednesday. The president wants every 4-year-old to go to preschool, but the new Congress is unlikely to foot that bill. Since last year,...
Over the past decade, the vast majority of states have reduced the number of youth they...
The Justice Department on Monday issued new guidelines to federal law enforcement officers that will regulate their use of racial profiling in investigations, an update to a policy first put in place in 2003 by then-Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft....
Today I'm watching the White House Conference on Early Education - to hear speakers from around the country come together to advance one of the best things communities can do for young children - provide nurturing, high quality early learning...
Last month I had the privilege of being a speaker at the Atlantic Health Systems Conference "Empowering Adaptable Communities." I was asked to give a 10 minute "TED-like" talk about ACEs. Leading up to the event I was anxious and...
On November 13, 2014 the ACEs Connection community managers held a casual ACEs Meet-Up to discuss with interested individuals: “ How do we build a trauma-informed city? “ The group of participants had a discussion around...
The death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen fatally shot by police in Ferguson, Mo., has brought national attention to the serious and sometimes deadly interactions that youth of color often have with the police. However, racial...
Schools should have mood detectors instead of metal detectors, George Carter once observed. The New Orleans student, who turned 15 this year, was a founding member of Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools. Organized in 2006 in the wake of Hurricane...
Since 2012, University of Iowa photography student Zora Murff, has worked as a “tracker” for a program that provides low-risk juveniles alternatives to incarceration. He coordinates transportation to therapy and counseling sessions,...
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice jointly announced today guidance on education of confined or incarcerated youths with the aim of helping states and localities to improve outcomes when juveniles are released and to reduce the...