"Part 1 – What Is A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may...
"Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation allowing children to have more than two parents.... "Senate Bill 274 authorizes a court to recognize more than two parents if endorsing fewer would be “detrimental” to the child. The bill that Brown...
"Have you ever thought of trauma as anything other than the most horrific act? Before learning about Trauma Informed Care, I wouldn’t have believed that over 70% of society has experienced some form of trauma in their lives; and most...
"Stress causes today more cases of prolonged absence from work due to sickness.... "Black spots in front of your eyes. Palpitations. Shooting pain through your body. These are symptoms in people who go to work with the feeling that their lives are at...
"Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck today announced the 23 Iowans who will serve on a state task force to develop suicide prevention and trauma-informed care training requirements for Iowans who are licensed by the Iowa Board of...
A few years ago, Dr. Robert Anda at CDC, and co-Principal Investigator of the ACE Study, got the ACE Questionnaire added to the BRFSS or Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a state-by-state annual collection of standardized public health...
"The Army is expanding a $50-million-per-year program created in 2009 to help soldiers withstand mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder despite research by its own scientists showing it does nothing to reduce PTSD . "Study authors...
" Teaching our kids about sexual abuse isn't easy, but it's a lesson they're now learning in school thanks to a law named after an Illinois woman who was abused as a kid. Today Erin Merryn was in Rockford teaching how to recognize and report...
Abstract Exposure to traumatic events is common in children and adolescent. Post traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) is an emotional reaction to traumatic events, which is increasingly recognized to be a prevalent and disabling disorder. The aim of...
"Adults who suffered childhood abuse and whose parents didn't show them affection are at increased risk for numerous types of health problems, a new study finds. "Researchers looked at 18 markers of health risk in 756 adults, including blood pressure,...
This article is written ACEsConnection member Teri Barila. "October has been proclaimed Children’s Resilience Month in Walla Walla! In making its proclamation, the Walla Walla City Council is acknowledging and honoring the important work...
"Several law enforcement agencies have a policy for officers who experience the traumatic event of firing their weapon or being fired upon. The Kentucky State Police, for example, will put any trooper involved in a shooting on leave — not as a...
Abstract Evidence for the intergenerational transmission of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is documented in the literature, although the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Attachment theory provides a framework for elucidating the ways...
"The month of Cheshvan provides a break in the complexity of the Jewish calendar. After a full month of celebration and hubbub, Cheshvan is a month without holidays; it allows for in-depth examination of a significant health problem facing society...
ACEsConnection member Sonny Vierling is featured in this podcast. "No matter how hard we try as parents and teachers we cannot protect all children from tragedy. Join host Charity Nebbe who talks with Dr. David Schonfeld about how tragedy...