Ps ych ia tr ist Sandr a Bloo m , Co-chair of the Philadelphia ACE Task Force and Associate Professor of at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, and Pediatrician Roy Wade of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a...
Everyone needs some stress in their lives to build mental strength and resilience, even children. However, chronic stress in kids damages both their psyche and their physiology. Here’s how one hospital’s innovative care models help...
Disasters take a unique toll on children, with the potential to have short- and long-term impact on their physical and emotional health and development. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical report, “Providing Psychosocial Support to...
The Center for Youth Wellness’ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Questionnaire (CYW ACE-Q) is available for physicians to download from the CYW web site. The questionnaire is designed for use in the primary care home only....
I signed up for Text4Baby about 4 months ago. I have been receiving weekly texts on infant care. I find the information up to date and excellent for new or pregnant mothers. For my "1 month old baby" I received this...
The Children’s Clinic , tucked in a busy office park five miles outside downtown Portland, OR, and bustling with noisy babies, boisterous kids and energetic pediatricians, seems ordinary enough. But, for the last two years, a quiet...
Less than half follow up on suspicious fractures among at-risk kids, study finds MONDAY, July 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Many U.S. hospitals may miss an opportunity to detect physical abuse in babies and toddlers, a new study reveals. ...
You can obtain 20 freef MOC II credits by completing this module from the Ohio AAP on Foster Care Assessment. I just completed it and I think it is good especially for those who may not be all that familiar with the foster care system and how it...
I have done many of these courses over the years. I think the National Child Traumatic Stress Network is a real gem, so I just wanted to put a link to their list here, so that you would all have access too and could share with others. Thanks...
Most mental health conditions emerge in childhood and adolescence (Kessler and Wang, 2008; IOM and NRC, 2009), and many develop in the context of the same risk factors as physical disease (Mistry et al., 2012; Shonkoff et al., 2009). Similarly, many...
This evaluation from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General examines the quality of care provided to children receiving second-generation antipsychotics that were paid for by Medicaid. ...
This video from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network introduces the viewer to the needs of LGBTQ youth who have experienced trauma. For educators, juvenile justice professionals/law enforcement/first responders, mental...
In recent years, there has been a surge of research into early brain development. Neuroimaging technologies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provide increased insight about how the brain develops and how early experiences affect...
SaintA has been committed to implementing the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics TM (NMT TM ) since 2008, working closely with Dr. Bruce Perry and the ChildTrauma Academy staff, as well as its NMT TM partners and colleagues. Our journey...
I feel like I should be on a first-name basis with my kids’ pediatrician. It feels disrespectful to call her by her first name, but with three kids, there are quite a few visits — annual checkups, sick visits, my daughter’s repeated...