"...The culprit that interests me the most doesn't get much attention in the research labs: trauma and major stress. When I was a kid, the conventional wisdom was that traumatic events -- loss of a loved one, accidents -- played an...
"Past and present RCMP officers in Nova Scotia say the force needs to do more to deal with the growing problem of post-traumatic stress disorder within its ranks. "Part of the problem, say some, is many officers are afraid to come forward. "The number...
Three papers on trauma-informed systems and communities published by the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services. The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services has...
Abstract Child abuse and neglect, considered criminal acts under the Criminal Code of Canada, play an important role in substance use, violence, and other criminal behaviour in adulthood. We adopted the life course perspective to identify modifiable...
Abstract BACKGROUND: Little research on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and social perceptions toward this behavior has been disseminated from Eastern Europe. This study explores the prevalence and risk factors of IPV and the justification of this...
Abstract Research has informed practice since the origins of developmental psychology, but only recently has basic science and practice begun to be consistently integrated with one another. In addition, considerable research documents the utility of...
Abstract OBJECTIVE :To examine the association between parental report of intimate partner violence (IPV) and parental psychological distress (PPD) with child attainment of developmental milestones. METHODS :By using data collected from a large cohort...
"While the devastation to these victims is real and immediate, there are also long-term consequences. A Duke University study published in Molecular Psychiatry (April 2012) showed that repeated episodes of violence actually alters a child’s DNA...
Victims of sexual assault or harassment, he says, usually have more relationship and trust issues, and might feel more embarrassed about why they’re traumatized. Combat trauma tends to be situation-specific, Sloan says, but not always. He says...
Abstract This study assessed the extent to which environmental (census block-group alcohol outlet density, neighborhood demographic characteristics) and partner risk factors (e.g., hazardous drinking, psychosocial characteristics) contribute to the...
A dozen women from Sonoma County (and Yolo County) met at the new offices of the California Parenting Institute for lunch yesterday. We talked about what each of us is doing with ACEs, trauma-informed or resilience building practices, and caught...
Dr.Tara Brach free Video-cast Wednesday Nov. 6 at 2 pm & 3:30 pm Pacific time (5 & 6:30pm EST) "Mindfulness and Finding the True Self" Dr. Brach is a wonderful voice of light and love. She has revolutionized my ability to be Present with God, loved ones, and my Self - which means every moment of life now means more to me, than a year used to mean. And it feels really good, even in adversity. Being present with my feelings = healing. Psychotherapist, author of "Radical...
"New research shows that chronic stress changes gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. With these changes, the cells are primed to fight an infection or trauma that doesn't actually exist, leading to an overabundance of the...
ACEsConnection members Heather Larkin, Dr. Vincent J. Felitti & Dr.Robert F. Anda authored this paper. Abstract Medical research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) reveals a compelling relationship between the extent of childhood adversity, adult health risk behaviors, and principal causes of death in the United States. This article provides a selective review of the ACE Study and related social science research to describe how effective social work...