"Why is this important to doctors and dentists? People who have been previously victimized through childhood physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence, or sexual assault, have special issues and concerns in health care settings. "Anxious...
"The school-to-prison pipeline describes an alarming trend where public elementary, middle and high schools are pushing youth out of classrooms and into the juvenile justice system with zero-tolerance policies and discipline. To help understand how...
"Highly publicized cases of bullying in recent years and new attention to the problem in schools have created the impression among some observers that the problem has been on the rise. But at the same time, crime and violence, including...
"The core element of stress, the very foundation of stress, is fight-or-flight syndrome," Glenn said. "Without fight or flight we would not survive as a species. For members of the armed forces, this is how it works: you learn of an upcoming...
"Too many people believe that domestic violence can’t happen to them. In fact, perhaps even you may be a member of that group. "I am referring to those who prefer to think they are different from the rest of the pack: smarter, more aware and...
Urgency to Address S&R in Behavioral Health Treatment Settings Approximately 50-150 Americans die annually from S&R thousands others are injured and traumatized (Harvard Center for Risk Analysis) S&R should be viewed as a treatment failure that creates barriers to recovery May be detrimental to recovery or persons with mental illness; retraumatizing (for consumers and staff) Facilities have successfully reduced and eliminated SR (Bennington-Davis; Huckshorn; LeBel)...
[10-page brief from Child Welfare Information Gateway]. "For fiscal year (FY) 2011, States reported that 676,569 children were victims of child abuse or neglect (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012). While physical injuries may or may not be immediately visible, abuse and neglect can have consequences for children, families, and society that last lifetimes, if not generations...." https://www.childwelfare.gov/p...erm_consequences.pdf
Abstract The existing literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) does not paint a consistent portrait of the impact of race/ethnicity. In addition, although research has clearly demonstrated that there is a relationship between substance use and...
"In conventional schools, we rely on special education or hope that giving lower grades because of behavior is somehow going to motivate students. However, there are many ways that schools can accelerate the maturation process. Students who have...
The Summer 2013 issue of IMPACT features the second part of Conversations about Historical Trauma (the first was in the Spring 2013 issue): For African Americans who are descendants of enslaved Africans, the dynamics of slavery itself; the...
"How to counsel a child in the wake of abuse is not always evident. Pastors should be actively prayerful and studious in learning how to minister to children in these critical moments."......
"In order for community partnerships to have a positive impact on young people's lives, federal policies need to support comprehensive, place-based interagency efforts. The Forum for Youth Investment - in partnership with the National Collaboration...
Do YOU think it's "fair" and accurate to say, " Creating a healthy, secure parent/infant bond and attachment is like giving your child the super power of resilience. " Smiles, Shelley
Harsh school policies and practices and an increased role of law enforcement in schools have combined to create a "schoolhouse-to-prison pipeline," in which out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and school-based arrests are increasingly used to deal...
Are You a Parent Possessing a Mindset to Foster Resilience in Your Children? My intent was for this month’s newsletter to be Part III of my series about discipline. However, I have decided to postpone the discipline article until June. Instead...