BABY BIT for Wed. April 30, 2014 "It'sa Vatcha Video Vednesday" Empathy starring Mark Ruffalo & Murray from Sesame Street!
http://youtu.be/9_1Rt1R4xbM
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Rider for Change: CASA -- A Little Patch of Blue Sky
A couple of weeks ago at an “Everyday Courage” event sponsored by the California Endowment I met a very caring and compassionate woman named Rosa Arevalo. Rosa works for CASA of Los Angeles a non-profit organization that recruits, trains,...
Primary Sources: Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated With Detrimental Hemodynamics and Elevated Circulating Endothelin-1 in Adolescents and Young Adults
Abstract: Growing evidence suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase the risks for coronary heart disease and hypertension in mid and late adulthood. We previously reported that early life stress induces a hyperreactive...
Japan Quake Shows How Stress Alters the Brain
A small study of people who experienced the devastating 2011 earthquake in Japan shows that although traumatic events can shrink parts of the brain, some of those regions can rebound once a person's self-esteem returns. "Higher self-esteem is one of...
Link found between poor dental health and depression
Using data from a comprehensive health survey of more than 10,000 people aged 20—75 years living in the United States, the Deakin IMPACT Strategic Research Centre researchers found that poor dental health (as measured by the number of dental...
Biden: Colleges must step up to prevent sexual assault
Vice President Biden said on Tuesday that the USA's colleges and universities have a moral responsibility to "step up" efforts to prevent sexual assault on campuses. Biden's remarks follow the White House Task Force to Prevent Students from Sexual...
Controlling fear by modifying DNA
...[University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute] senior research fellow Dr Timothy Bredy said the team had shed new light on the processes involved in loosening the grip of fear-related memories, particularly those implicated in conditions such as phobia and post-traumatic stress disorder . Dr Bredy said they had discovered a novel mechanism of gene regulation associated with fear extinction , an inhibitory learning process thought to be critical for controlling fear when the...
This TEDx talk is so powerful it was a TED Editors Pick for the week ...
This TEDx talk is so powerful it was a TED Editors Pick for the week ... http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Expand-Expand-Expand-Brandon-P;Featured-Talks I will be going in to the prison on Monday and would love to share your thoughts and comments...
FDA Advisers: Ban Use of Behavior-Modifying 'Shock Devices'
The controversial tools are used on emotionally disabled kids at a Mass. facility A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has recommended banning the use of "electrical stimulation devices" to modify aggressive or self-harming behavior in...
State to provide $75 million in mental health grants (California)
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced the approval Thursday of $75.3 million in grants that aim to stabilize residents with severe mental illness before they land in jail or suffer multiple hospitalizations. The 20 grants will go to 28 counties for...
Striking a Nerve: Do SSRI Doses Affect Suicide Risk?
By the time you read this, there's a good chance you will have seen articles in consumer media saying that high antidepressant doses in teens and young adults increase their risk of suicide. Watch out, it's not that simple. The study on which those...
U.S. Kids Experiencing Less Violence: Surveys
School shootings, bullying make the headlines, but they're the exception, expert says Fewer American children have been exposed to violent acts such as assault, bullying, sexual victimization and emotional abuse since 2003, a new study finds. However,...
Simply being called 'fat' makes young girls more likely to become obese
Girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are too fat at age 10 are more likely to be obese at age 19, a new study by UCLA psychologists shows. The study looked at 1,213 African-American girls and 1,166 white...
BABY BIT for Tues. April 29, 2014
www.Facebook.com/BIG4MashUp AND, you better believe it includes ACEsTooHigh.com!
Great news on home-visiting programs! One of our best prevention tools, imho.
From the Pew Charitable Trusts Home Visiting Newsletter: Even in a legislative body in which gridlock too often stalls progress, leaders from both sides of the aisle recently recognized the value in extending critical help to vulnerable families, and...