Purpose Studies suggest that childhood trauma is linked to both depression and heavy drinking in adulthood, and may create a lifelong vulnerability to stress. Few studies have explored the effects of stress sensitization on the development of...
The author, Antony Chiang, is the president of the Empire Health Foundation. "In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting tragedy, and the president’s response, many communities are hotly debating gun control, mental health and school...
Great discussion about PTSD and secondary trauma. [video: 32 mins] "I asked the lead scientist, Marinus van IJzendoorn of Leiden University , what might account for other studies' finding of secondary trauma in vets' spouses or kids. He said he's never analyzed those studies, and wonders if the results would hold up to a meta-analysis. But: "Suppose that there is a second-generation effect in veterans, there are a few differences that are quite significant" from children of...
Abstract "Female juvenile offenders are more likely to have a history of childhood abuse, emotional disturbances, mental health problems, and serious problems involving substance abuse. The aim of this study were: (1) to investigate the...
An article written by ACEsConnection member Dr. Linda Chamberlain PhD MPH "An ACE score of 7 or more increased the risk of suicide attempts 51-fold among children/adolescents and 30-fold among adults (Dube et al, 2001).... " The Institute for...
"Recent research supports the effectiveness of "eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.... “Our experiments clearly show that negative autobiographical memories are very rich in sensory detail, and by pairing them with eye movements, they...
"In the wake of allegations of abuse by staffers at a girls’ lockup in Milton, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is tightening its oversight of private residential facilities – adding interviews with youths and a partnership with...
"The Iowa Judicial Branch, along with the Iowa Department of Human Services, Iowa Department of Public Health, and the Governor's Office on Drug Control Policy, recently received one of seventeen new federal Regional Partnership Grants to address the...
"The arrest of a parent or other family member can be detrimental to children’s health. To study the impact of exposure to the arrest of a family member on children’s mental health and how said association may change across developmental...
"This study and its findings point to the importance of people working together to prevent and treat behaviors such as substance abuse and child abuse. The study looks to child abuse prevention as the catalyst of and avenue for additional forms of...
"An Edinboro University post grad student is hoping to learn more about any of the adverse childhood experiences Titusville Highschoolers may be dealing with. At Tuesday's Titusville Area School District Board of Directors meeting, Gretchin...
The writer is a professional addiction studies counselor in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended the "Healing Trauma Summit: Trauma Informed Care Approaches to Healing and Recovery" in Oakland, CA on Jan. 17, 2013. This post reviews the session,...
Objectives Over 4.5 million children each year are exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Furthermore, IPV rarely occurs without other forms of violence and aggression in the home. IPV is associated with mental health and parenting problems in...
The idea of a trauma summit in Camden has gained momentum following the publication of stories Sunday on homicide and its effects on children. Victor Murray, a Cooper University Hospital-based violence interventionist featured in the stories, hopes to...
"Experiences of maltreatment during childhood and the emergence of sexuality during adolescence are both critical developmental issues that intersect in meaningful ways, yet the two are often isolated from each other in practice. Despite the...