"We already know that the physician-patient relationship provides solace and can even relieve many symptoms," adds Kaptchuk. "Now, for the first time, we've shown that caring for patients encompasses a unique neurobiology in physicians. Our ultimate...
"Brian Farragher, COO at Alliance for Children and Families member ANDRUS in Yonkers, N.Y., recently spoke during a Gun Violence Prevention Stakeholders Meeting at the White House. Farragher discussed the Sanctuary Model , a trauma-informed approach...
ACEsConnection members Dr Pam Stavropoulos and Dr Cathy Kezelman are featured in this article. "The launch of Blue Knot Day 2012 was historic. Monday October 29, was ASCA’s inaugural Blue Knot Day . It expanded on our prior national day,...
Fascinating talk about the research. "Dr Bruce Perry is a leading expert in childhood trauma. His groundbreaking research revealed that exposure to trauma has a discernable effect on a child's developing brain. He now heads up The Child Trauma...
"Oftentimes when I make a presentation about how we use Sanctuary, people assume that safety plans are just for children. But safety plans are for everyone. They remind us of what irritates us and how to self regulate when we are...
Abstract Background Research suggests that ACEs have a long-term impact on the behavioral, emotional, and cognitive development of children. These disruptions can lead to adoption of unhealthy coping behaviors throughout the lifespan. The present...
Abstract Consistent with cognitive views of depression, we aimed to investigate the mediating role of personal goals in the relationship between stressful events and distinct patterns of depressive symptoms in a nonclinical sample. Participants...
"Violence is preventable, though maybe not totally avoidable. As shown by a growing body of scientific research, interventions that address the underlying causes of violent behavior and victimization are effective in preventing new instances of...
Children of alcoholics experience trauma that is little understood by those who have not grown up in a home with a parent who has the untreated disease of alcoholism. If you are unfamiliar with this concept or would like more information, this link to...
Coping with secondhand drinking | drugging is especially problematic for a young person because of the brain development that occurs from birth through one’s early 20s – especially if the parent or sibling’s drinking or drug use...
Minnesota released the findings of a state-wide ACE survey today. The results echo the CDC's groundbreaking ACE Study . A telephone survey of 13,520 people in 2011 revealed that 55% had one or more types of adverse childhood experience...
"Hopeworks has begun a process of learning and implementing a “Trauma Informed Approach” to how we do things here. The model we are using is called Sanctuary. It is an exciting time. I am finding that thinking about trauma and especially...
"With school shootings in the news, it's worth considering how proposed security measures also could lead to results that nobody wants...." "With growing academic pressures, teachers and school administrators also have school police and...
Abstract "There is considerable evidence that stressful early life events influence a variety of physical health problems later in life. Childhood adversity has been linked to elevated rates of morbidity and mortality from a number of chronic...
"This podcast series includes a set of episodes on core concepts of early childhood development which illustrate how childhood experiences shape brain development to either provide a strong foundation for lifelong health and wellbeing or confer...