"Parental wartime deployment can be distressing for a child, regardless of their age. These children are at an increased risk for social, emotional , and behavioral problems, especially if there are preexisting psychological issues in the family. A...
"...Every Monday, Lee Lee, a Hmong refugee, puts on her sun hat and flip-flops, grabs the hoe handmade by her father and brother in Laos and heads to the Hmong Village Community Garden here, where she tends rows of purple lemon grass, bitter melon ...
"Facebook promised to “do better” in a Tuesday afternoon announcement that it will reverse its policy . Last week, activists launched a campaign that urged companies to boycott Facebook advertising because the social media network allows...
"A 2- to 3-year-old child from a Romano-Christian-period cemetery in Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, shows evidence of physical child abuse, archaeologists have found. The child, who lived around 2,000 years ago, represents the earliest documented case of child...
"Since Spring 2012, Trilogy has worked hard to become an ideal TIC organization.... "Over the past year, our awareness as an organization has changed. We are looking at each person—our consumers and our staff—as though they have gone...
"The analysis, led by researchers from the University of Warwick in association with colleagues at the University of Bristol, highlights that being bullied at primary school age can cause enough distress to significantly increase the risk of...
Abstract 11 focus groups (N = 160) of high-risk parents in Los Angeles County were asked to assess the value of social media to deliver an evidence-based parenting program, Triple P-Positive Parenting Program, to reduce child maltreatment . For...
Abstract "Willie Sutton is famously known for answering a reporter, Mitch Ohnstad, who asked why he robbed banks by saying, “because that’s where the money is.” It is a good bet that if those working in the field of wellness...
"Denise Kelly is a Wiradjuri woman who has been working with Liz Mullinar's Heal For Life Foundation since 2005. Denise is now translating her experience in culturally appropriate education to helping support Aboriginal people who are survivors of...
Abstract BACKGROUND: Children of parents with a substance use disorder (CPSUDs) are at increased risk for the development of substance use disorders later in life, and therefore may manifest vulnerability markers for these disorders at a higher level...
The state of Washington passed legislation to give letter grades to schools, so communities could see which schools in state were failing. Just another way of riding the dead horse and packaging it differently to our public, but ending up in the same...
This article features ACEsConnection member Maxine Browne. "Maxine shared, “My name is Maxine Browne . I’m a survivor of domestic violence . My parents did not divorce in my formative years. I have a college education. I am intelligent....
"Children who are physically, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected are at greater risk for obesity later in life, a new review suggests. British researchers found that abused children are 36 percent more likely to be obese as adults. They...
[The dangers of the resilience-concept.] "THE Education Department told alleged victims of school sex abuse to be resilient and "bounce back", parents claim.... "She is suffering from a serious form of anxiety depression that's left her incapable of functioning normally," he said. "We've only just managed to find the right psychological and psychiatric treatment for her, which we're funding ourselves." "He said the department's attitude was insulting. "What these children...
"More callers reach a specialist on their first attempt, but hang-up calls have increased. "An upgraded hotline to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect in Illinois has met with mixed success since its launch six months ago. "Data for...