Three pioneers in transforming the cultures of public schools from one of punishment to compassion for children suffering from adverse experiences spoke at a panel in education today at the California Summit on ACEs. Godwin Higa, principal of...
The afternoon panel at the California ACEs Summit on national ACEs work featured Esta Soler (Futures Without Violence), Denise Dowd ( AAP), Melissa Merrick (CDC), and moderator Mark Cloutier (Gateway to the Golden State American Red Cross). (See...
The leaders of the ACEs movement in Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona shared the histories of how it all got started, the challenges along the way, and what the future holds in their respective states. Martha Davis of the Robert Wood Johnson...
Pregnant women with a recent diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder were 35 percent more likely to deliver a premature baby than were other pregnant women, a study of more than 16,000 births found. Pregnant women with post-traumatic stress...
One in six California adults experienced significant childhood stress, in the form of abuse, neglect or family dysfunction, that significantly increases their odds of having dementia or Alzheimer’s, kidney disease and other health problems, a...
"What we're doing is a telepsychiatry service. We do live psychiatric interviews and provide consultation for these patients who are referred by medical staff." The telepsychiatry service was piloted by Al-Nuaimi in 2013, based loosely on the...
A few weeks ago, the Wellcome Library announced a new initiative to digitize more than 800,000 pages of material from British psychiatric hospitals. Dating between the 18th and 20th centuries, the trove includes examples of patient artwork and...
For Latinos who grew up under the reign of "La Chancla" (the flip flop), the idea of corporal punishment is not a foreign one. Many of us, from the moment we could speak in full sentences, already knew the sting of discipline and all it entailed. We...
Military service members are sent to battle under the pretense of protecting their fellow citizens. When they return war torn, battle weary, and broken, they deserve to be embraced for their sacrifice and supported when in need. Suffering from the...
Nearly two-thirds of California adults have experienced at least one type of major childhood trauma, such as physical, verbal or sexual abuse, or living with a family member who abuses alcohol or is depressed, according to a report released yesterday....
It's lunchtime in the school cafeteria. Rather than taking her place in the long line, Bianca cuts directly to the front. She grabs her food. As she walks away, another student, Vanessa, angrily curses and yells. A fight ensues. Security guards...
Researchers at the Cognition and Brain Plasticity group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the University of Barcelona have been tracking the traces of implicit and explicit memories of fear in human. The study has...
In the past decade, online gambling has exploded and several states, including New York, have approved measures to legalize various types of gambling. So, it's only natural that the number of people with gambling problems has also increased,...
Why do people sometimes give generously to a cause — and other times give nothing at all? That's a timely question, because humanitarian groups fighting the Ebola outbreak need donations from people in rich countries. But some groups say...
Voters in Washington, D.C., have approved the legal use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Supporters of the D.C. marijuana measure had a 65-29.5 percent lead as of 9:09 p.m. ET, with 20,727 voting in favor. The D.C. case could create...