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Taking That Leap of Faith
One of my teachers at Pacifica Graduate Institute called psychotherapy "the hope manufacturing business." And frankly, if my first meetings with a therapist left me feeling dejected, I'd likely think that person was pretty lousy at her or...
Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools to Improve Learning: A Response to Intervention (RtI) Model - Wisconsin
"Professional educators know that many students face challenges in their personal lives that adversely affect their learning in school. Unfortunately, many children have been traumatized by directly or vicariously experiencing violence, homelessness,...
Epigenetics and the Fetal Origins of Adult Health and Disease
Abstract Growth and development of the embryo and fetus, once the interest of only a minority of clinicians and public health officials, currently commands the attention of all concerned with the prevalence of a wide array of medical disorders in the...
Childhood happiness and violence: a retrospective study of their impacts on adult well-being - full text
Abstract Objectives To examine the hypothesis that adult well-being is related to childhood experiences independent of current adult sociodemographic conditions. Design A cross-sectional, stratified, randomised sample survey using...
Chicago police officer with PTSD struggles to find treatment - Illinois
"In the end, psychologists concluded Warner, who joined the force in 1994, had post-traumatic stress disorder, and the department determined he was unfit for duty. In June he was approved for full disability, a rare case of a law enforcement officer...
Amazon service 'used for child abuse pictures'
"Amazon is top of a "hotlist of targets" drawn up by the leading internet child abuse watchdog in a fresh attempt to tackle what it says is a steep rise in reports of extreme images online. "The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which polices child...
Outcomes for children in 'preschool for all' differ by class
"A paper released today by the Brookings Institution finds that the outcomes for children participating in "preschool for all" programs are starkly different for children from poor- versus middle- and upper-income families. In his $75-billion...
Documentary on child abuse in the Catholic Church wins three Emmys (VIDEO)
"The feature documentary “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” has picked up three Creative Arts Emmys for exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking, outstanding writing and outstanding picture editing. "The ...
Home Visits Bring Hope to More Arkansas Families
"Advocates for Arkansas families and children hope home visits can make a big, positive difference for the state.... "People do not have children intending to be a bad parent, and some parents need specific kinds of help,” she says. “The...
Child abuse survivors' group responds to paedophile story - Australia
This article was written by ACEsConnection member Dr. Cathy Kezelman. "AN article, published by news.com.au, about how to recognise a child sex offender sparked controversy. Dr Cathy Kezelman, president of Adults Surviving Child Abuse, has written...
Dan Siegel & Jack Kornfield Conference UCLA Oct. 5 & 6
Dan Siegel heals brains and you saw what I just posted about Jack Kornfield...these guys rock Jack Kornfield & Dan Siegel conference UCLA Oct. 5 & 6 see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...amp;feature=youtu.be Join two of the West's most prominent teachers of psychologyJack Kornfield and Dan Siegelfor an exclusive 2-day program to explore the life-changing power, practice, and psychology of mindfulness, inner freedom, and love. Oct 5-6,...
Prevention of child maltreatment - technical discussion at RC63 - WHO
"The new WHO report "European report on preventing child maltreatment" was presented at a technical briefing at the 63rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on 17 September in Turkey. Approximately 50 participants attended the workshop....
I Wish You’d Never Been Born & Other Adverse Childhood Experiences (Videos)
"These are the most powerful videos from the Academy on Violence and Abuse www.avahealth.org They go a long way in explaining our nations consistently low graduation rates, terrifically high murder rates, prison populations, chronic illnesses...