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By Ellen Galinsky, Brookings Institute, October 23, 2019 The focus on “toxic stress,” ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), and trauma-informed care have been game-changers in the field of early childhood development. They have helped us recognize the symptoms of trauma, provide appropriate assistance to children, and understand that prolonged adversity in the absence of nurturing relationships can derail a child’s healthy development. Just look at the media’s and the public’s reaction to...

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Introduced in House (08/30/2019) Mr. Bucshon (for himself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Burgess , Mr. Bilirakis , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms. Herrera Beutler , Mr. Long , Mrs. McBath , and Mr. Walden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To improve maternal health care quality, to improve the training of health care professionals to reduce or prevent discrimination in certain health care services, to...

I like demonstrating serve and return interaction. If the mom can get a sense of the joys of attaching with the baby that can be very useful. This is a reason I was against some of our policies like checking glucose in an asymptomatic baby LGA (you'd need to remove the baby from the mother- if I decide to cover our hospitals call esp OB, I've already started to put thogether a plan for ACEs screening and aces 101 edu. I did this before on my own in the pts I saw that were at risk and that...

Marianne, Thanks for sharing this important information! The video is interesting. The attached infographic and the report with talks about cost-savings are also very useful and informative. Nice! The goal of CONCEPT (The Connecticut Collaborative on Effective Practices for Trauma) is to minimize the effects of trauma exposure and improve overall health and well-being for all children in Connecticut’s child welfare system who were exposed to abuse, violence and other forms of trauma...

CWA Flash Newsletter - October 13, 2020 (Blue text=hyperlinks) Report on WIC Role in Reducing Maternal Mortality The National WIC Association released a report titled " The Role of WIC in Reducing Maternal Mortality ." NWA’s Maternal Mortality Task Force created the report to consider ways in which maternal mortality is addressed and discussed with program participants throughout the WIC appointment, as well as explore opportunities for additional focus on the topic. The report highlights...