Opposing views of Rep. Tim Murphy’s Helping Families In Mental Health Crisis Act are expressed on Pete Earley’s (mental health advocate and author of C razy) website : Leah Harris presented her arguments against the bill on Nov. 10 and...

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has a variety of projects which intersect with research on adverse childhood experiences and trauma. Although many projects and training opportunities are designed for sitting judicial...

I had the awesome experience of co-facilitating the Beyond Trauma: Building a Resilient Sacramento Workshop with many of those championing the work in our community. The energy of the workshop planners to include: Gail Kennedy and Donielle Prince from...

Patrick Kennedy may tell his story of breaking the family code of silence in a published memoir and on  60 Minutes  but he tells a universal tale, lived by millions of Americans, including me. As a teenager, my very sensitive and...

Many in Sacramento attended the Building A Trauma-Informed Nation webcast on September 29-30 to learn how they could move the conversation around ACEs and trauma into action.   Those that attended both days described the webcast as very...

Father Jeff Putthoff, SJ, Founder, Hopeworks N’Camden (center), was ecstatic about the reach of his presentation the day before—well beyond the Department of Labor (DOL) auditorium in Washington, DC and out across the country to more than...

The first day of  Building a Trauma-Informed Nation  began with a greeting by Gary Slutkin, founder and director of  Cure Violence . He wished a “good morning” to those in the West and a “good afternoon” to...

40 years as a volunteer EMT I have found the ACEs Survey a cutting edge patient evaluation tool. I only wish I had 6 years of medical school to begin a treatment plan for my patients. I only offer the ACEs survey to a select group of patients. Mainly...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has been the leader among federal agencies in developing trauma-informed and resilience-building policies and practices....

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF)  Adverse Childhood Experiences page collects the latest news and perspectives about ACEs, " The Truth About ACEs " (a graphic describing ACEs), and videos.   RWJF supports many projects that...

The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) touches on multiple, intersecting aspects of children’s lives. The survey includes physical and mental health status, access to quality health care, as well as information on the child’s...

A project of the  Annie E. Casey Foundation ,  KIDS COUNT  provides data on child and family well-being in the United States. Among the hundreds of indicators are some adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and some states have...