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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network added two new sections to its section on complex trauma: Assessment of Complex Trauma  -- This section provides an overview, with a case study, plus detailed information for mental health professionals,...

"The GAINS Center interviewed Judge Christine Carpenter, Circuit Judge of Division One in the 13th Judicial Circuit, Columbia, MO about what it’s like presiding over a trauma-informed court. Judge Carpenter is the supervising judge for the...

"Teachers' daily interactions with children are crucial to making sure they're ready for school. Many state early childhood systems and the federal Office of Head Start consider teacher-child interactions when they measure programs' quality. But...

"Dr. Steve Feder, a Midcoast pediatrician...also expressed concern that 25 percent of Maine children experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences (ACES) . Early exposure to family violence, abusive treatment, neglect, alcohol and drug abuse,...

"According to the 2012 Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, 46 million children living in the United States will have their lives affected by violence, crime, abuse, or psychological trauma this...

"It's well known that trauma can have a lasting effect on children, especially when it happens in the earliest years.... "That's where Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) comes in. Trauma Systems Therapy recognizes that traumatized kids who act out aren't...

  http://www.pcsao.org/BHmaterials/PloukHurstOhiosTraumaInformedCare.pdf

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of mental disorders in 6- to 12-year-old foster children and assess comorbidity and risk factors. Methods Information on mental health was collected from foster parents and...

"The field of child welfare is brimming with policy proposals and legislation that could dramatically change the way the federal government invests in foster care and families on the brink. What’s more, some appear to have bipartisan support or...

"An editorial in [Nov17th’s] Times cites disheartening discrepancies in how the Veterans Affairs Department handles disability claims involving post-traumatic stress disorder. According to a report released this month by advocates for women and men who were sexually harassed and attacked while serving in uniform, survivors of sexual trauma are far less likely than other veterans to have their disability benefits approved. "The report found double-digit gaps between the approval rates...

"It’s not just veterans that are dealing with OSI’s [Occupational Stress Injuries]. Childhood trauma, even trauma of the mother during pregnancy, can affect a child’s development. With family violence, poverty, parental addiction, and increasing isolationism, many children are affected and experience interrupted development and an ever compounding backlash of mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, social and economic deficits as they age. "The solutions are not easy, but...

http://www.mekids.org/assets/files/databooks/2013/ACES_2011.pdf