A Note from American SPCC: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, an annual observance in the United States dedicated to raising awareness and preventing child abuse. Did you know that each week, the equivalent of a...
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How childhood trauma can affect mental and physical health into adulthood
"Safe, stable, nurturing relationships & environments are essential to prevent child maltreatment and to assure that children reach their full potential"Â -- CDC A Note from American SPCC:Â Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)...
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a significant risk factor for substance use disorders and can impact prevention efforts.
"Safe, stable, nurturing relationships & environments are essential to prevent child maltreatment and to assure that children reach their full potential"Â -- CDC A Note from American SPCC:Â Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)...
Got Your ACE Score or Even Know What It Is?
"Safe, stable, nurturing relationships & environments are essential to prevent child maltreatment and to assure that children reach their full potential"Â -- CDC A Note from American SPCC:Â Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)...
Kid's Mental Health: How Childhood Trauma Could Be Mistaken for ADHD
Some experts say the normal effects of severe adversity may be misdiagnosed as ADHD. theatlantic.com | REBECCA RUIZ Dr. Nicole Brown’s quest to understand her misbehaving pediatric patients began with a hunch. Brown was completing her residency at Johns Hopkins...
Study Shows Childhood Emotional Abuse Linked to PTSD and Opioid Abuse in Adults
Posted on April 3, 2017by Michal Conger Children who experience emotional abuse are more likely to struggle with post-traumatic stress and opioid misuse as adults, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Vermont....
Child Abuse: Effects of child abuse and neglect for adult survivors
Effects of child abuse and neglect for adult survivors by Cathryn Hunter, Senior Research Officer with the Child Family Community Australia information exchange at the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Experiencing abuse and...
FOSTER CARE IN AMERICA
By Ginger Kadlec   get free updates of new posts here. Pick a child that represents the over 402,000 children in the foster care system as of the end of September 2013, and the child would be a… 9-year old white male, More likely to be disabled than a child...
Child Abuse Casts a Long Shadow by Changing Children’s Genes
Nova Next | By Eleanor Nelsen Over 50 kids showed up at the Child Emotion Lab in Madison, Wisconsin. Most of them grew up in typical households. They were there because their parents just happened to see an ad in the city’s buses or newspapers. But about a third of...
To Prevent Bullying, Focus on Early Childhood
Tue, 08/18/2015 - 09:39 — gclarke Deborah Temkin, Ph.D., Child Trends’ Program Area Director for Education Kyle Snow, Ph.D., NAEYC’s Director, Center for Applied Research How do we prevent bullying? Despite decades of study and numerous programs claiming to be the...
Bullying Gets Under Your Skin: Health Effects of Bullying on Children and Youth
Post date: April 21, 2015 By: Tracy Vaillancourt Ph.D., Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children's Mental Health and Violence Prevention at the University of Ottawa, andElizabeth Edgerton, M.D., Health Resources and Services Administration Bullying is defined...
"It's Not What's Wrong with the Children, It's What's Happened to Them"
edutopia | January 22, 2015 It has been said to me many times that it's the child who is acting out that needs you the most. And yet, all too often, the systems that are most likely to deal with young people in crisis do more damage than good. A recent report...