"Google is developing a new system that it claims will make it easier to detect and remove online images of child abuse. "The search company has come under intense pressure from politicians - including the prime minister - to make it more...
"NEW figures revealing the impact of child abuse show as many as one in ten survivors have contemplated or attempted suicide, amid demands for better support from health practitioners including GPs. "Analysis of more than 3500 calls over the past four...
"Here is Part III, as promised, covering Steps 4-6: Language of Choice, Language of Fear, and Careful With That Agni Sara! ... "Here's an example that will blow your mind. The other day I was in a class comprised entirely of survivors of violent crime...
"What we do not think about are the countless children who experience trauma just as harrowing but far too common to make headlines. Every day, children across the country face physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, community violence, loss of...
"A front-page New York Times article a few years ago highlighted the growing number of veteran suicides, many resulting from post-traumatic stress disorder. Headlined "After Combat, Victims of an Inner War," the coverage included several video...
"The criticism of needle distribution in Thunder Bay is ongoing.... "I think the resistance to harm reduction runs deeper than a simple lack of understanding. Fear is part of it, but even more at play is the cultural myth perpetuated by our North...
"Peter Pollard, the Training and Outreach Director for 1in6, sends us a hopeful message for the future of male trauma informed awareness initiatives and response systems. "He reminds us where we were just a few years ago and how we have “widened...
"Aggression in school-age children may have its origins in children 3 years old and younger who witnessed violence between their mothers and partners, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study.... "Between three and 10 million children...
Transcript June, 13, 2013 http://www.pahouse.com/PolicyCommittee/documents/2013/hdpc061313.pdf Short on time? Use our Category Search page.
"Dr. Chan told participants that today, getting people to lead healthy lifestyles and adopt healthy behaviours faces opposition from forces that are “not so friendly.” “Efforts to prevent non-communicable diseases go against the...
"Advocates for the young victims of sex trafficking in Minnesota had hoped the 2013 Legislature would fully fund the much-needed program created by the 2011 “ Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth Act .” "Instead, they won what...
Thanks to member Loren Taylor for this great find which expands on the June 5th post. "Your ancestors' lousy childhoods or excellent adventures might change your personality, bequeathing anxiety or resilience by altering the epigenetic expressions of...
Parents and teachers aren’t surprised when toddlers burst into tears because they are frustrated or disappointed. Temper tantrums are common place among young children who haven’t learned to use words to express their feelings. Most...
[This is a must-watch.] "Now economists are studying the costs and benefits of high quality early care and preschool. And they're worried. Not because we're spending too much but because we're spending too little where it matters most. Studies by Federal Reserve economist Arthur Rolnick, Nobel laureate James Heckman and others conclude that high quality early care and pre-school yield huge individual - and public -- benefits. Participants in Perry Pre-School, Abcederian and the...