Psychological trauma can scar health for years -- Tampa Tribune reporter Mary Shedden focuses on Carolyn Hennecy, who sees herself as example of a study done at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston that shows childhood trauma...
As the director of mind-body medicine for a cancer center and a primary care practice, Felitti and Anda's work has tremendous impact. They were each very generous with their time as I incorporated their findings in my book, "You Can Beat the Odds:...
Here are another three responses from new members to a question about their interest in ACEs: Richard Cole, Nashilla Alibhai and Richard Rhodes. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their page to read more about them, friend them...
My Take -- Why a sheriff is involved in an early childhood education initiative. Allegan County, MI, Sheriff Blaine Koops explains why in an op-ed. R.I. Family Court hosting conference on child trauma - The two-day conference starts...
As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another three: Rona Renner, Debra Palmer and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to...
A few days ago, Mary Holden posted a link to Project Unbreakable. The site shows child sex abuse survivors holding posters with the words of their abusers. It was so intriguing that I had to find out more about it. Grace Brown, 19, a...
Here's an article about a wonderful program in Oregon--Family Building Blocks--committed to ending the cycle of abuse. The article also mentions the ACE Study: http://ning.it/zx3hP1
Therapy dog program helps prosecutors in court -- This nice overview that Jeremy Bordon did for the Washington Post last month is seeing wide distribution. It focuses on how dogs are being used to help young victims in Prince William...
You can download the peer-reviewed published article through the following link title: Association of Mental Health With Health Care Use and Cost: A Population Study
Domestic Violence Shelter Opens Doors to Pets After Heroic Dog Protects Owner - Time.com reports that in addition to 25 more beds, the Rose Brooks Center in Kansas City, MO, is building a pet-friendly wing, kennels, trails and play...
In case you haven't checked it out yet, the Washington State Family Policy Council and Department of Social and Health Services have put together a 3.5- hour online course called “The High Cost of Childhood...
Hello Everyone. I am a first year MPH student at Purdue University after completing two years in Teach For America, as a high school science teacher. I have been reviewing the literature on ACEs and I am interested in conducting an ACE survey on...
That's according to this interesting article by Maia Szalavitz in Time.com' Healthland . It examines the validity of SBS diagnosis, and the reliability of the evidence behind it. It brings up other causes that may mimic SBS. "Osteogenesis imperfecta...
As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another three: Denise Dowd, Bruce McCulley and John Records. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their page to...
A reader of the ACEsTooHigh.com news site sent in that question. Since she prefers to remain anonymous, I told her I'd toss it out to this network. If you know anything about this -- whether there's a link or whether there is not -- just add a...