"The ills of our society exist because, to some degree, we tolerate them. Domestic violence is an especially senseless crime. It's unhealthy for the abused and the abuser. "In the end, everyone wants to feel loved. It's a basic human need. We need to...
"Angry red welts criss-cross down a child’s back. Another cowering infant covers two black eyes with his tiny hands. "A shocking slideshow of images showing children who had been subjected to physical abuse drew gasps of horror on...
A landmark study on adverse childhood experiences should revolutionize medicine. But it hasn't yet. The cost of trauma While the psychological and psychosocial repercussions of childhood trauma are widely accepted, the very real physical...
"A former United States Marine took his life after holding his family of five hostage early Tuesday morning. Friends said the veteran was struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Channel 3 Eyewitness News looked into the disorder that...
(Photo/Ira Gelb via Flickr) ...a Florida nonprofit will open a first-of-its-kind safe house that offers sex trafficking survivors in the state — which has the third-highest number of human trafficking victims in the United States...
Kids are exposed to pornography on-line; some seek it out but much exposure is involuntary. When those images are violent or frightening, the results can be long term. Please see this article offering some thoughts...
HONDURAS is now the 34th nation to ban spanking in the home. http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/news/honduras-prohibits.html That comes as a surprise to many Americans! Most folks don't like the idea of a ban, even if they...
From Chapter 2 of "Don’t Try This at Home- The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder How I accidentally regressed myself back to infancy and healed it all" at AttachmentDisorderHealing.com/book/ When my second therapist Dr. Rita heard about...
"This report from ForcesWatch, shows that young soldiers recruited from disadvantaged backgrounds are substantially more likely than other troops to return from war experiencing problems with their mental health. "The report, The Last Ambush? Aspects...
"Poverty in early childhood appears to be associated with smaller brain volumes measured through imaging at school age and early adolescence, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics. "Poverty is known to be associated with a higher risk of...
"Up to one in five children suffers from a mental disorder, but most pediatric facilities have limited mental health resources. However, for 10 years, an Ohio hospital has been balancing the medical and psychiatric needs of young patients...."...
"The Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Child Development Council in Tompkins County are the partner recipients in a grant that will give support to families suspected of child neglect so that they can be better parents. The $101,000 grant...
"He was an experiment, really. One of the first recruits for a new kind of warfare in which men and machines merge. He flew multiple missions, but he never left his computer. He hunted top terrorists, saved lives, but always from...
From Prevent Child Abuse America. "Please share this brochure with a friend, family member, neighbor, or co-worker. Thank you for helping to raise awareness and helping to prevent child abuse and neglect in America." Preventing Child Neglect...
"The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to launch a 17-site, $10 million study that will examine the two leading forms of treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy...