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" A convergence of compelling evidence has linked toxic early childhood adverse experiences with a lifetime trajectory of serious mental and physical health problems. The biology of adversity supports fundamental shifts in policy and practice across...

"On November 15 th , The National Crittenton Foundation, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty, Inequality & Public Policy, and Human Rights Project for Girls hosted a Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice for Disconnected Girls forum at Georgetown University Law Center. This event launched a new policy series entitled Voices and Visibility for Disconnected Girls: Responding to Trauma. The goal of this new series is to explore the importance of trauma-informed approaches to girls in school, the...

"Non-specialist health workers are beneficial in providing treatment for people with mental, neurological and substance-abuse (MNS) problems in developing countries – where there is often a lack of mental health professionals – according...

"Detailed information is kept on the  Trauma and Dissociation Wiki  . This project is based on the best academic sources available today. Updates to the wiki, relevant quotes, images and information are posted on the projects ...

"Some of man's best friends are playing an innovative role in the VA Palo Alto Men's Trauma Recovery Program as four-legged therapy for veterans finding their way through the darkness of post-traumatic stress disorder, thanks to Paws for Purple...

Abstract Objective: This preliminary study investigates the neural substrates of empathy-induced pain in multisomatoform pain patients “with vs. without” a history of sexual abuse during childhood. Methods: Using functional magnetic...

" I learned a lot about the meaning of community in Senegal, West Africa where I lived for a few years. One day while I was still learning to speak Mandinka, the language of my village, I asked “How do I say, I am going running (alone, by...

"A new, less confrontational approach to working with families on child neglect and abuse cases may help build stronger families and avoid expensive out-of-family placements in the long run. "But a preliminary report presented here Monday also...

"Sergeant Jackson’s story is not unique, but seems uncommon given the current narrative regarding veterans, war, and mental injury. However, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune, at one veterans’ treatment facility in Chicago,...

"The sex trafficking of minors -- forcing young children to have sex for money  -- is a huge, violent business around the world. Here in Los Angeles County  alone, the number of pre-teens and teens forced into prostitution is in the ...

I'm not sure if resilience is ever achieved alone. Experience allows us to learn from example. But if we have someone who loves us—I don't mean who indulges us, but who loves us enough to be on our side—then it's easier to grow...

This story, written by Sarah Lazare at AlJazeera America, is an outstanding look at how the military is not equipped to deal with the families of soldiers suffering from PTSD (and make the point that it can't keep up with soldiers' needs, either). The...