The programs include restorative justice, Communities That Care , and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports . “School districts receiving funding today are at the forefront of a national movement to rethink our approach to school...
A domestic violence PSA campaign by Lebanese non-profit KAFA strikes a powerful chord for the women's rights movement in the Islamic world. The images feature women who have endured domestic abuse. Their wounds mimic the shape of the audio...
"Many times this pain is attributed to experiences we have had in our families. Currently, the new buzz in the social science world is around the “ Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Study .” This study attributes people’s life...
"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-5 is about to be published and there has been increasing public and professional concern about the DSM-5 system 'pathologising' normal human states," says Scientia Professor Gordon...
"Why the link between abuse and aggression? "Cumulative experiences of abuse and neglect disrupt both a child's ability to form secure attachments to others and his ability to regulate his emotions, the researchers posit. Thus, men abused as...
Cross-disciplinary investigative teams with a focus on child abuse. "Last year, San Antonio had the highest rate of confirmed child abuse cases in Texas. However, a group of former law enforcement officers is working to change...
Andrea Leadsom , Conservative Member of Parliament, wrote this for The Guardian. The first few paragraphs are presented here, and in the remainder of the post, which you can read on TheGuardian.co.uk , she discusses the Oxford Parent Infant...
Community collaboration happening in Charlottesville, VA "Experts from almost 10 different Charlottesville groups have been planning Child Abuse Prevention Month for the past year to keep children safe and guarantee a stronger future.......
"The Choose Respect initiative is about all Alaskans. This year, it is especially about children. Every child who is exposed to domestic violence or sexual assault is a child who has suffered adversity. These adversities pile up on children, like...
"A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has shown there has been an 11.5% reduction in average levels of discrimination. Led by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), the study of England's Time to Change anti-stigma...
"Overall, youth at risk for repetitions had a high prevalence of mental disorder, which increased their risk of repetition by about two-fold. Girls and youth aged 12-13 were more likely to repeat than boys and those older than 13. "These findings...
"Australia has opened a national investigation into child sex abuse, with prime minister Julia Gillard warning of "uncomfortable truths" as institutions including schools and churches come under scrutiny.... "Part of the task given to us... is to bear...
"Research led by Ya-Ping Tang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that the action of a specific gene occurring during exposure to adolescent trauma is critical for the...
"Among Kelly Cameron’s childhood memories is the image of her stepfather pressing a gun to the heads of her toddler sisters. "That’s how he tried to keep her mother from leaving him. He threatened to kill two girls, ages 2 and 3.... "Jay...
EightArizonaPBS webpage on ACEs. " Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) can last a lifetime, but they don't have to. Early exposure to family violence, abusive treatment, neglect, alcohol and drug abuse, or separated/divorced parents can lead to...