A couple weeks ago I was enjoying breakfast in a popular restaurant when I was captured by a conversation a husband and wife were engaged in with their children just across from me. I happened to be researching studies and locating data related to...
Another wisdom-filled interview with ACEsConnection member Dr. Gabor Mate. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16711-capitalism-makes-us-crazy-dr-gabor-mate-on-illness-and-addiction
I write this post with a swell of emotion, disbelief, brokenness, and shock. I question myself, what else could I have done to create public awareness? It just hit me tonight that the long battle to advocate and protect our most vulnerable students...
“This toolkit is designed for all levels of youth/young adult service providers, from front line staff, to clinicians, to administrators. We hope this toolkit will help you and your respective agencies and programs in your journey to becoming...
*If you missed the May 30th broadcast, “ A New State of Mind: Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness” it will soon be available for viewing and download on this page . Check back in June 2013! Watch the trailer above or ...
I wish everyone working with high school aged kids could have been with us at Lincoln High School yesterday morning! A teacher at Lincoln has spent the year with her students studying brain development, the ACE Study, and resilience....
"Researchers at MIRI have completed a pilot study that used guinea pigs and rabbits as therapists to teach children who have experienced domestic violence situations empathy and coping skills.... " WAYSS , a registered not-for-profit community based...
"Assessing and supporting children’s resilience in early childhood programs and education is a critical component to children’s development, laying a foundation for later competencies in managing stress and overcoming adversity throughout...
"Despite a government program in England to reduce health inequalities, indicators for health outcomes in deprived youth did not improve between 1999 and 2009, according to research published online May 30 in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.......
"Sexual assault has almost as much to do with age as it does with gender, according to Penn State criminologists. Young people—both male and female—are the most likely targets of rape and other sexual assaults, said Richard Felson,...
One failed marriage and two kids later, I met a man I thought was the answer to my prayers. He turned out to be my worst nightmare. "John" turned out to be a control freak. He took over everything. He cut us off from family and friends, even each...
Ezra Klein posted this story on WashingtonPost.com in April. It's been tucked away in a row of 80+ Firefox tabs, and I finally got back to it today. It's a fabulous read about an extraordinary program that addresses issues of chronic illness with a...
Hello ACES Connection members! Today is the last day of National Foster Care Month. This month I made the decision to form a new group, ACES in Foster Care , in recognition of the children and adults who have an interest, experience, or...
This blog is not titled, “avoid spanking” for a reason. Would we say, “avoid physical abuse?” Aside from the obvious human right to be free from physical assault, the research on spanking is clear - there are...
[Trigger WARNING to survivors] "Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories is a new film by Dan Habib, Filmmaker at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire.... Learn more about the issue of Restraint and Seclusion at StopHurtingKids.com . In the film, Jino Medina, Brianna Hammond and Peyton Goddard describe the restraint and seclusion they experienced while students in public schools, and the devastating physical and emotional injuries they suffered as a...