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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study Update
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), intends to award a sole source contract to Kaiser Permamanente, 7060 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92111 for the acquisition...
Human brains are hardwired for empathy, friendship, study shows
"Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy – the ability to put ourselves in others' shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize because we closely...
Amanda Ripley: "The Smartest Kids In The World" (52 min podcast)
"The author follows three American kids who each spend a year studying in top-rated countries for education: Finland, South Korea and Poland. Their stories reveal truths about keys to educational success and how they might be replicated in the United...
Parents in Prison: Why keeping low-level drug offenders in prison hurts kids, and what the Justice Department is doing to help
"The corrections community is abuzz following word of Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement last week of a new Justice Department policy that seeks to avert harsh mandatory minimum sentences for low-level, nonviolent drug offenders....
Study finds grandmothers who raise their grandkids struggle with depression
"Grandmothers who care for their grandkids fulltime need help for depression and family strains, report researchers from the Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.... "Although we expected the primary caregiver...
ACEs, PTSD Symptoms, & Emotional Intelligence in Partner Aggression - abstract
Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been linked to childhood abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and low emotional intelligence (EI). Relationships among adverse childhood experiences (ACE), PTSD symptoms, and partner aggression...
Skamania Klickitat Community Network Parent Website - Washington State
"There are 42 active Networks across Washington State . "We form a unique state, local, and community partnership in order to support children and families in our local communities by working to reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's). Our...
Advocates: Rule puts domestic violence victims in danger - Ohio
"A Hamilton County woman wants Ohio law changed to protect victims of domestic violence. "Andrea Metil, 29, and anti-domestic violence advocates are urging the Ohio legislature to change the requirement for abusers to be physically served with a...
Early behavioural problems linked to lower GCSE grades
"As thousands of 16-year-olds find out their GCSE results, new research has found that three-year-olds who display hyperactivity, inattention or conduct problems are at risk of worse academic outcomes when GCSEs come around...."...
Expert calls for education of policy makers on violence - Botswana
"Levers said that crimes like rape, murder, robbery, divorce and incest leads to psychological problems like depression, loneliness, stress, confusion, anxiety, fear, burning of schools as a result of anger, disobedience and aggression. She said a...
Engaging in a brief cultural activity can reduce implicit prejudice
"A small cue of social connection to someone from another group—such as a shared interest—can help reduce prejudice immediately and up to six months later, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the...
Psychotherapy lags as evidence goes unheeded
"Psychotherapy has issues. Evidence shows that some psychosocial treatments work well for common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression and that consumers often prefer them to medication. Yet the use of psychotherapy is on a clear...
Duty to report child abuse proposed in Wales - United Kingdom
"Pete Saunders, chief executive of National Association for People Abused in Childhood, said: "Plans to introduce mandatory reporting of child abuse in Wales are a step in the right direction, but still fall a long way short of what is required to...
Parent-led anxiety treatment could improve children's lives, study finds
"A new study by the University of Reading has found that delivering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) via parents could be an efficient and effective way of treating childhood anxiety disorders. "The study, published in the British Journal of...