Workgroup Meeting Next Week
There will be a general ACEs workgroup meeting at 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at AFMC, 1020 W. 4th St., #300, Little Rock. Angela Duran from the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading will talk about the campaign's new Excel to 8 initiative, which aims to provide selected counties technical assistance to develop comprehensive, holistic, and cross-sector networks to support the health and well-being of children birth to 8.
We will also review the facilitator's report from the ACEs summit small group discussions and talk about how the results can inform our common agenda planning.
If you plan to attend the meeting in person, please reply to this email and let me know. Below is the information on how to attend virtually.
Webinar link: https://www.gotomeet.me/AFMCPA
Conference line: (646) 749-3112
Access Code: 181-269-685
AAP Policy Statement Says Spanking Harms Children
From the American Academy of Pediatrics blog: "Parents and other adult caregivers should use effective discipline strategies for children that do not involve spanking, other forms of corporal punishment or verbal shaming.
The guidance is part of an updated policy statement in which the Academy strengthens its opposition to corporal punishment. The policy Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children, from the Council on Child Abuse and Neglect and the Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, is available at https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-3112 and will be published in the December issue of Pediatrics."
Read more about the policy statement here.
In Case You Missed It: Recent Published Studies
Thomas JC, Letourneau N, Campbell TS, et. al.
Social buffering of the maternal and infant HPA axes: Mediation and moderation in the intergenerational transmission of adverse childhood experiences. Dev Psychopathol. 2018 Aug;30(3):921-939. PMID: 30068422
Of 243 mother-baby pairs, maternal ACE score influenced maternal HPA axis reactivity (stress hormone system response) during pregnancy, which in turn influenced baby HPA axis reactivity after birth – a mechanism for intergenerational transmission of trauma. Mother’s perceived social support during pregnancy decreased the influence of her ACEs on her HPA axis reactivity, which also decreased transmission to her child.
Sumner JA, Colich NL, Uddin M, et al.
Early Experiences of Threat, but Not Deprivation, Are Associated With Accelerated Biological Aging in Children and Adolescents. Biological Psychiatry. In a study of nearly 250 children ages 8 to 16, exposure to violence was associated with accelerated cellular aging and advanced pubertal stage, but exposure to deprivation (e.g., neglect, food insecurity) was not, and was linked to delayed puberty. Increased cellular aging was related to greater depressive symptoms, and a significant indirect effect of threat exposure on depressive symptoms was observed through cellular aging.
Events
Achieving Postsecondary Success for Parents: A New Partnership and Report Recommendations (webinar)
1 p.m. Central Nov. 8
Register here.
Implementing Erin's Law Through Relationship Skills Education (webinar)
3 p.m. Central Nov. 14
Register here.
General ACEs Workgroup Meeting
1 p.m. Nov. 14
AFMC, Little Rock
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