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"Published in the Journal of Women's Health, the research focuses on the effects of intimate partner violence (including physical, sexual, and psychological violence) and childhood sexual abuse and how these forms of abuse affected a woman's levels of...

"Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms associated with schizophrenia and ADHD in patients on medication, according to a systematic review of the exercise on...

ACEsConnection member, Laura Smith, gives this great talk about ACEs. (43 mins) "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) from abuse, neglect or family dysfunction can result in social, emotional and cognitive impairment later in life. Laura Smith,...

"The American Bar Association has unveiled a free online resource aimed at helping attorneys who work with work with traumatized youth. In announcing the resource, the ABA cited research showing that most young people entering the juvenile or adult...

We cannot afford to forget that parents have the strongest influence on children’s neurobiological development. Find a child exposed to ACEs and, most certainly, you will find parents who suffered as children. The disorders are easily...

Steve Stone asked a really good question:   "I was wondering if there was a way to see who from my state (OH) might also be a member of this site. It would help me to find people in my region who I may be able to collaborate with..." Since...

" Barry Lopez is known for writing about the natural world. His books include Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men, where he explores the relationship between the physical landscape and human culture. But in a new essay in the January issue of...

"In personality psychology one talks of "the big five" – the five most common personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. These qualities influence how a person behaves and are relatively stable...

"According to the author of the thesis, "at first I was seeking to see whether the harassment endured in the school environment due to affective-sexual orientation has negative consequences on the mental health of the individuals who are now adults...

New research reveals a potential way for how parents' experiences could be passed to their offspring's genes. The research was published today, 25 January, in the journal Science.... "Professor Azim Surani from the University of Cambridge, principal...

"According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported sexual or physical abuse before age 11 had a greater risk of uterine fibroids in adulthood compared with women who had no such...

"Each year, law enforcement agencies respond to alarming incidents of domestic  violence. Approximately one-third of the criminal cases in the court system in  Connecticut involve family violence.... "For decades, The Center for Women and...