In-depth article on at-risk mothers, adverse childhood experiences, and trauma research! This article was published in the Washington Post on Monday, August 21, 2017: https://www.google.com/search?q=washington+post+Trauma+research+aids+at-risk+mothers+by+Mark+Beckford&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

An animated short film released in 2016 that is 68 minutes in length and deals with childhood trauma. The main character, Icare (French for Icarus), who is nicknamed Zucchini by his single, alcoholic, abusive mother, accidentally causes her death and becomes an orphan who is sent to live in a foster home with other troubled children. The movie allows these children to express their feelings of pure loss and trauma, their loneliness and isolation from their families, and their attempts to...

Jane Evans, a trauma therapist in England, posted this on Twitter the other day and I thought the message was terrific! Put on your Trauma Glasses, and you'll see things in a totally different way (how great is that?)  

Here's a great radio spot from Sheilah Kast at WYPR's "Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast", interviewing Baltimore's Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen.  Dr. Wen participated in the Urban Health Institute at Johns Hopkins' Conference on Trauma's...

I've watched this 2012 1 hour, 45 minute video of Dr. Judith Beck interviewing her father, Dr. Aaron T. Beck (Cognitive Behavior Therapy Developer, Beck Institute) and was fascinated with two things he talks about!  One is the link between...

As many of you know, I'm working toward a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins.  This semester, I have been learning ALL about assessments and testing for counselors.  I've spent the bulk of my time reviewing...

http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/06/trauma-abuse-brain-matters

How recovery from post traumatic stress can lead to happiness, and bring a new sense of personal growth!  Great to see that traumatic stress doesn't always lead to a downward cycle - resilience can spring to life! Read the article here:...

Here's an article showing the proactive, protective stance being taken in Pennsylvania (a State which has learned a thing or two about how child sexual abuse destroys community trust and erodes child safety).  The bill rightly stresses that...

This is a magnificently insightful poem for ANY member of a dysfunctional family unit who has been outcast either by their abusive childhood, or who has stopped maintaining the family code of silence.  You will be blown away by the resonating...

Poisoned Arrows   This arrow is meant to hurt This arrow is meant to control This arrow is a warning shot: Don’t be yourself, Or you’re disowned. That arrow broke my spirit That arrow broke my soul That arrow tore me into pieces, I...

Please take the time, when you can, to watch the 23 minute video contained in this article by Darkness to Light (a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention organization).  The voices and stories are told by adult survivors - male and female - who know...

According to an article by Sophia Hollander in The Wall Street Journal, Horace Mann Alumni Action Coalition, a group of alumni, will assign letter grades to private schools in the New York City area based on the strength of their policies to prevent...

George Miller is the new CSA Prevention Hero of 2014!  Here is his letter to the House Education and Workforce Committee, calling for February and March Hearings on the disparities across the country in reporting and preventing Child Sexual Abuse...

by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors site: http://www.nasmhpd.org/Publications/Women_and_Trauma.aspx Groundbreaking Federal Interagency Report on Women and Trauma-informed Approaches You are invited to download a...

In childhood she escaped the madness By living outdoors, climbing trees, Searching for bugs, and four leaves Until she was dragged inside by her mother. As a teenager she escaped the frenzy By adopting a new form of play. No drugs, alcohol, or...

If you ever wonder if the word is spreading about how toxic childhood trauma is affecting lives, and whether the ACE Study data is reaching people in the trenches of rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, clinicians, detention psychologists,...