How do you create a story so powerful that no matter who is spreading the message, it moves through communities, almost like a virus?  This very question is the focus of an upcoming project in Philadelphia.   After the Atlantic Health...

A few months ago, the Australian organization, Adults Surviving Child Abuse, published a report that identified how much money the government and the private sector could be saving - $9.1 billion - by acknowledging and addressing child abuse and the...

In a recently posted video on CNN Opinion, journalist J ohn D. Sutter traveled to Iceland to report on the state of childhood poverty.  What did he find? That the country has one of the lowest rates of childhood poverty in the world; parents are...

In a recent Opinion piece featured on Aljazeera America , Melissa Chadburn brings a new perspective into the conversation about trauma and resilience, specifically the potentially damaging impact the term can have on low-income communities.  The...

Homer, Alaska is located on the Kenai Peninsula Borough and home to approximately 5,000 residents according to the 2010 U.S. Census.  Known as the "Halibut Capital of the World," this small city is now also moving towards being part of a...

Dr. Adrienne Coopey, a board certified pediatric and adult psychiatrist with Mission Hospital in Buncombe County, North Carolina, is taking action in the prevention and healing from ACEs.  In her recent article on Citizen-Times, Dr. Coopey does...

The “lifestyles of the rich and famous” are often times a discussion piece for a variety of reasons – the latest celebrity fashion; who divorced who; what photo is “breaking the internet” this week.  However, how...

In the aftermath of the recent hostage situation in Sydney, Kim Felmingham - clinical psychologist and neuroscientist at the University of Tasmania – describes the importance of social networks and a sense of community to pull people in the...

We have all heard of the stories of support and encouragement that have enabled an individual to grow into the person they are today – a teacher who tutors a lower performing student who then becomes a teacher; the nurse who gives incredible...

This brief article describes an interesting study that uses the drawings that children typically produce at younger ages to identify the level of stress or chaos - which may pave the way for trauma - in their home.  According to the research, 6...

It has been a long-standing assumption that physical activity positively impacts children and their development.  Physically, youth are at a lower risk for developing Type II Diabetes as well as becoming obese.  Emotionally, the endorphins...

Child homelessness is more of an issue than ever with a recent report by The National Center on Family Homelessness citing that 1 in 30 children in America were homeless during 2013, an 8% national increase from 2012.  While many reasons can be...

  As far back as I can remember the concept of race has played a significant role in my life.  My mother has told me that one night while I was reading an American Girl Doll book about “Addy,” an African-American girl who was a...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey is funding a four-part trauma series of college courses (graduate or undergraduate) leading to a  certificate  in  Trauma Studies in Infancy and Early Childhood...

Resiliency, vicarious trauma, self-care and reflection have become standard rhetoric for me both as a student and future Social Work Professional and yet remain incredibly important.  As Social Workers, we are instilled with a commitment to...

Fascinating  research at the Yale School of Medicine  shows that in poor families who are under-resourced and overburdened (a more meaningful phrase replacing "high-risk,") "diaper need" or lack of reliable access to clean diapers, is the...

On Tuesday, August 19 th , 2014, the first day of my Advanced Level Field Placement as an M.S.W. Student at Temple University, I participated in the second Philadelphia ACEs Virtual Connection Group “Meet-Up” at the Friends Center . ...