Photo credit: SnapDoc, Flickr The “parenting divide” between economically advantaged and disadvantaged children is large and appears to be growing over time along these dimensions. Consider the parenting time divide between...
A Minnesota Department of Education report shows this common restraint. The state doesn’t allow prone restraints on disabled children and will ban the tactics altogether after August 2015. Credit: Alberto Cairo, Propublica The room where...
Photo: Harbor House - room dedicated to meditation and mindfulness practice. “There are no coincidences in life,” a fact repeatedly reinforced on the journey I’ve undertaken. Continuing the mission of bringing ACE awareness to...
Photo credit: Gwenael Piaser, Flickr There is no question among researchers that fathers who spend time with their children instill self-control and social skills in their offspring. Exactly how dads do that, however, is largely a mystery....
The FDA issued warnings in 2003 and 2004 about children taking antidepressants, such as Paxil. Photo credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images . Government warnings a decade ago about the risks associated with children and adolescents taking...
Characters from the television show Breaking Bad. Photo credit: Frank Ockenfels/AMC, Flickr Young adult men who watched more violence on television showed indications of less mature brain development and poorer executive functioning,...
Photo credit: Tatiana Vdb, Flickr When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk of her child developing autism spectrum disorders or schizophrenia increases. Yet how maternal stress is transmitted to the brain of the...
Far too often, getting on with ‘everyday life’ requires suppressing the impact of traumatic stress on body, mind, and spirit. This self-imposed desensitization to one’s own suffering also lessens how empathetic we are to...
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Jeff Wherry has a few questions on his mind now that he’s started his job ensuring the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center fulfills its mission to protect the city's most vulnerable crime victims. How can agencies like his be more effective? What...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons Previous ACEs research tells us that people may abuse substances to cope with their trauma. But this new research suggests that prescription drugs may be a bigger concern than illegal drugs. The number of...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons This study looked at some unsettling patterns in mental health/illness in England. Mental health problems are a potential consequence of ACEs. The number of deaths by suicide among mental health patients treated...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons We know that ACEs can predict future obesity. This new study suggests a way this may impact the birth of future children. Researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that plays a...
I am a child and family therapist at a community health agency in Southwest Philadelphia. I came to Philadelphia from Cleveland, to pursue my Doctorate of Clinical Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. After spending years as a...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons ACEs have many mental health risks. This new study suggest that these individuals are at risk for future victimization. Patients with mental illness are two and a half times more likely to be victims of homicide...