"Energy held in immobility can be transformed ... contrary to popular belief, trauma can be healed -- in many cases without long hours of therapy; without the painful reliving of memories, and without a continuing reliance on medication." -- Peter...
Photo by Sam Hodgson Carver Elementary teacher Andrew Rodaniche is briefly interrupted by kindergartner Shaun Pham as he talks to his class about behavior issues. Experts believe trauma is a top indicator of misbehavior in class. San Diego...
This is a very disturbing story that I happened to hear about this morning on the Today Show (yes I admit to watching it.) I’ve heard of “failed” and “disruptive” adoptions. Some people have referred to my experience with...
A traumatic childhood often results in an adulthood with health complications and a lowered life expectancy. But even decades after the fact, there may be a way to diminish those harmful consequences. When asked, Dr. Felitti cites the full...
It is well documented that childhood abuse, neglect and household dysfunction are disproportionately present in the backgrounds of homeless adults, and that these experiences adversely impact child development and a wide range of adult outcomes....
Becoming a dad can be emotionally tough for any guy, but especially for young, first-time fathers. A new study finds that the first five years of parenthood — key attachment and bonding years for a child — may be the riskiest for young...
Female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have returned in worse mental health than their male counterparts and experience family strife more frequently....
Schools have limited success in reducing bullying, new analysis finds ~ By Stuart Wolpert April 01, 2014 Two UCLA professors who conducted the most thorough analysis to date of studies on school bullying have found that K-12 schools' efforts to...
Here on ACEs Connection, under EVENTS, there is a listing for a program called, "End It Now." It ran last night, today, and is scheduled (at least where I live) to run again tomorrow (Sun. the 13th of April, 2014), and Wed. the 16th of April....
Dr. Bruce Perry, MD is taking his attachment theory healing for developmental trauma to Washington, as I wrote April 4 , in a May 4 program for the National Council for Behavioral Health . “Perry Rocks Washington” is my alternate title...
New Braunfels, Texas -- With National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month as a backdrop, a local organization gathered many different voices in one room Wednesday to discuss ways to create lasting solutions for battling the effects of child...
Photo credit: National Institute on Drug Abuse People are most likely to begin abusing drugs—and that includes tobacco, alcohol, and illegal and prescription drugs—as teens and young adults. By senior year, almost 70 percent of high...
Newborns whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to any one of a variety of environmental stressors -- such as trauma, illness, and alcohol or drug abuse -- become susceptible to various psychiatric disorders that frequently arise later in life....
Photo credit: Douglas Palmer, Flickr Statistics show that the amount of older adults in the criminal justice system has quadrupled in the past 15 years. Many of the adults have histories of mental health problems and are being placed in...