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Chronic Health Conditions & Domestic Violence: The Hidden Link (2 min vid)
. New research reveals a hidden link between chronic health conditions and domestic violence. It has been ignored as a risk factor in standard medical examinations. Help change that by asking your doctor to screen patients for domestic...
Wait, trauma symptoms are adaptive?
"Yesterday there was an article in the New York Times by David Bornstein about schools that recognize ways that trauma impacts children’s behavior. Certain educators are finding ways to respond that are more effective than...
Helping first responders heal themselves
"Her previous research, done in the United States, showed that young Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with PTSD were exhibiting symptoms of heart disease and other ailments usually seen in much older people. This research led her to focus on the...
Study finds social networks are key to city violence
"Risk factors like race and poverty are not the predictors they have been assumed to be," said Papachristos, "It's who you hang out with that gets you into trouble. It's tragic, but not random." "The study, co-authored with Christopher Wildeman from...
Unlocking the beauty of resilience through documentary storytelling
"Nonprofit production company Artistic Circles has a 25-year history of focusing on difficult issues, telling stories that would otherwise go untold. We create "collaborative media for the common good,” producing powerful radio and TV...
Living in disordered neighborhoods gets under the skin
"Living in a violence-plagued neighborhood may cause such great stress that a person's gene expression may be altered. These are the findings of Katherine Theall, Stacy Drury and an interdisciplinary team of Tulane University researchers.... "In their...
Childhood trauma may contribute to teen weight problems
"Children who have gone through trying times are more likely to be overweight by age 15, a new study suggests. "Stress in childhood has been associated with a greater risk of becoming overweight, although the link isn't always consistent from study to...
Adverse Childhood Experience: The Balance of Risk and Opportunity
This post features ACEsConnection member Dr. Robert Anda. "Dr. Robert Anda, MD, MS is the co-founder of ACE Interface, LLC and the co-founder and co-principal investigator for the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. He has conducted research in...
Erika Meyer new Shaw Grant project coordinator
ACEsConnection member, Dr. Robert Anda, is mentioned in this article. "Erika Meyer, a supervisor in Ongoing Case Management at Integrated Family Services (IFS), has been hired as project coordinator for St. Aemilian-Lakeside’s $450,000 grant...
Changing the rules of PTSD
"Last week, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies had its annual meeting in Philadelphia. I was there, and discussions abound about “Criterion A.” Contrary to what its name might suggest, Criterion...
Doctors are told to get serious about obesity
"The medical profession has issued new guidelines for fighting the nation's obesity epidemic, and they urge physicians to be a lot more aggressive about helping patients drop those extra pounds. "Doctors should calculate your body mass index , a...
War Vets With PTSD At Double The Risk For Heart Disease
"Vietnam War veterans suffering from PTSD may also be at risk for an even more debilitating health condition – heart disease. "In a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), male twin Vietnam veterans with PTSD were twice as...
Abt Associates to Evaluate Effectiveness of Training of Community-based Providers in Care of Female Victims of Trauma
"Abt Associates has been awarded a contract from the Office of Women’s Health (OWH) to evaluate its National Training Initiative on Trauma-Informed Care for Community-Based Providers. “Women and girls who are victims of trauma can be...
Maine Resilience Building Network website is live
Greetings everyone! We are happy to announce the live website of the Maine Resilience Building Network . Check out the site -- maineaces.org! Looking forward to connecting more folks in Maine doing ACEs and resilience work.