Impact on Children of Parents suffering from mental, emotional, behavioral challenges
http://youtu.be/UnIzyimUcr0 Gresham College, founded in 1597, lecture defining how children grow up with parents who have serious personal challenges.
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Doing What You Are Told
Blog post of ACEsConnection member Patricia Wilcox, LCSW. "I am re-reading the Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. If you haven’t read it, do so immediately! It is a wonderful story and conveys the inside experience of the children we...
Long-term consequences for victims of child abuse (3 min)
"People often wonder what the long-term consequences of child abuse are. Now if we're talking about, for example, physical abuse, the child may have sustained broken bones which may heal with no problems at all, or depending on the type of fracture...
How To Handle Abusive Parents
"What do we owe our tormentors? It’s a question that haunts those who had childhoods marked by years of neglect and deprivation, or of psychological, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of one or both parents. Despite this terrible...
News from Hillary Clinton’s Too Small to Fail
"High Levels of Emotional Stress Can Be Toxic to Children, But Nurturing Can Help... "Research has found that adverse childhood experiences like poverty, a parent’s job loss, or parental substance abuse, cause severe stress in young children,...
Child Abuse: We Have a Role to Play - AAFP
"Physicians in all 50 states are required to report suspected maltreatment of a child.... "The AAFP and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently issued final recommendations stating that current evidence is insufficient to assess the...
$10,000 AT&T Grant Brings MEO’s ‘Camp Hope’ to Life - Hawaii
"Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. (MEO) is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from AT&T. "MEO Youth Services will hold an educational and healthy activity camp called Camp HOPE Maui in July for children exposed to high-risk behaviors.... A growing body of research, including the Kauai Longitudinal Study, demonstrates that children with adverse childhood experiences can overcome this trauma with interventions that include activities that promote resiliency, competency, and...
Child abuse is often overlooked
"Learn to recognize the six signs of child abuse and sexual abuse: trouble walking or sitting; knowledge or interest in acts inappropriate to his or her age; makes strong efforts to avoid a specific person without an obvious reason; ...
Attorney general establishes special child abuse squad - Delaware
"A new child victims unit has been created within the state Attorney General’s Office to streamline prosecution of suspects in child abuse cases and provide social services to victims in Delaware. “The child victims unit brings together...
Michael Gove: more children raised in 'chaotic homes' - United Kingdom
"In an outspoken intervention, the Education Secretary warned that many households were being turned into guesthouses with “fleeting” fathers playing a bit-part in children’s lives and young people being left to fend for themselves....
NGO develops module to overcome child abuse - India
"We teach students a simple solution if they encounter an attempt of sexual assault. Shout, Yell, Run and Tell," said Anita Pereira, president, Udant, a NGO which has developed and mentored this module. We ask children, within the age group of 10 to...
The Centers for Families and Children Awarded $9.4M Head Start Grant - Ohio
"This week The United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families Office of Head Start announced that The Centers for Families and Children (The Centers) has been awarded a federal Head Start grant of $9.4M...
Youth Offender Care Needs Assessment Tool (YO-CNAT): An Actuarial Risk Assessment Tool for Predicting Problematic Child-Rearing Situations in Juvenile Offenders... - abstract
Abstract In the juvenile justice system, much attention is paid to estimating the risk for recidivism among juvenile offenders. However, it is also important to estimate the risk for problematic child-rearing situations (care needs) in juvenile...
Exercise reorganizes the brain to be more resilient to stress
"Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function, according to a research team based at Princeton University. "The researchers report in the Journal...
Question and Prize for correct answer!
What is the difference between self-esteem, and a sense of self-worth? First correct answer wins a magnetic Smile At Your Baby! bumper sticker! :D