Philadelphia ACE Task Force member Dr. Roy Wade was recognized as significant contributor to The Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES) Survey Toolkit For Providers . NEWS RELEASE ...
The Kennedy Forum and The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation released a groundbreaking set of reports from all 50 states revealing striking new details about the implementation of the Mental Health Parity and...
New finding is first example in humans of the theory of epigenetic inheritance: the idea that environmental factors can affect the genes of your children Genetic changes stemming from the trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors are capable of...
By Nancy Fenton | July 27, 2015 Since the death of Freddie Gray , Baltimoreans have worked to address the underlying problems associated with the civil unrest. While city leaders look for solutions, Baltimore's children are...
By Kristin Magaldi Excessive stress has a variety of different health repercussions , but researchers are finding that, for pregnant women, stress can affect the quality of life of their baby. In a new study , David Olson and a...
This piece was recently shared by Philadelphia group member, Risa Mandell. By Richard G. Dudley, Jr., M.D. Repeated exposure to traumatic events during childhood can have dramatic and long-lasting effects. During the past 20 years,...
Study finds dramatic improvement of trauma symptoms as compared to usual treatment Released: 29-Jun-2015 12:05 PM EDT Source Newsroom: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health A specific type of talk therapy dispensed in...
By Michael Alison Chandler June 24 at 6:16 PM Children in the District are disproportionately exposed to traumatic experiences, including poverty, homelessness and gun violence, that affect their ability to learn, a new report...
Press release orginially posted on Congresswoman DeLauro's Homepage Washington, D.C. - June 3rd, 2015, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Children’s Recovery from Trauma Act ,...
By: Lloyd I. Sederer, MD Medical editor, mental health for The Huffington Post Photo credit: Huffington Post The future for the next 10 years of mental health in America will not derive from sudden...
Dr. Lee Pachter from the Department of Pediatrics, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Dr. Tina Cheng from the Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, are both members...
