"There's a new counselor, of sorts, on board at Child Protect in Montgomery. The children's advocacy center was recently able to add an extra helping hand to assist child abuse victims--and that help comes in furry form. Their new employee...
"This legacy is being handed down. Researchers at Washington State University looking at the Spokane school system found that 12 percent of students in grades K-6 already have three or more ACEs. ACEs included abuse or neglect, living in a home with...
"The burden of improved conditions in state prisons may be borne by welfare recipients, according to new research from Rice University and Louisiana State University.... "The study, "Intended and Unintended Consequences of Prison Reform" published...
"The government shouldn't be cracking down on beneficiaries but dealing with poverty to battle child abuse, says an independent study of the government's own data. The Child Poverty Action Group is one of the first to analyse the government's...
"Being physically abused as a child raises a woman’s odds of developing a thyroid disorder by as much as 40 percent...." http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/child-abuse-linked-to-thyroid-disorders-in-women/ Short on time? Use our ...
I joined aces conversations in my community last March and we had our most recent dialogue last night. I found this web connection today and am thrilled to gain peers and resources to work towards solving significant problems that affect everyone....
"The findings from the Connecticut Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, released Wednesday, show 14 women were killed by a current or former boyfriend or husband in 2011. Of those deaths, children were believed to have been in the home during...
Steve is homeless and disabled. He lives in a tent just yards away from the County Sheriff's office. He agreed to be interviewed and so we spent the last two days talking about his history. He was sent to foster homes at around 4-5...
If your organization would like to use Smile At Your Baby!'s BABY BIT program to help educate your own clients/followers, and you would like to know more about your options for doing this, contact Shelley at email2shelley@yahoo.com. There is NO...
"In late March, a total of 220 people, representing over 100 organizations, attended a community forum in Cedar Rapids and heard about research surrounding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).... "The event was organized by United Way of East...
"Emerson’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (one of the US Department of Health’s agencies). “It was a good PTSD study,” says Emerson. “We got good data, but personally, my favourite study was...
"Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health, according to new research.... "The sense of well-being derived from "a noble purpose" may provide...
"Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, suggests that exposure to stress in the first few days of...
"Growing knowledge about the long-term effects of childhood trauma and the importance of relationships is changing the foster care system. Today, more and more families who are reported for child abuse or neglect are staying intact, as long as...