"War veterans struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are increasingly turning to alternative therapies in an effort to overcome the psychological scars left by conflict.... "Eventually he found the answer to his problems lay within and...
"The severe social and economic adversity faced by Aboriginal peoples may affect their biological health. In a first-of-its-kind study, University of Lethbridge researchers will examine the relationship between unrelenting stress and...
"High stress among Indigenous children in urban areas is linked to poorer physical health and more parental concern about behavioural issues, a new study has found. "Of 344 participating children, 51% had experienced at least one stressful event,...
"Researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital have developed a new tool that analyzes the cries of babies, searching for clues to potential health or developmental problems. Slight variations in cries, mostly imperceptible to the human ear, can be a window into the brain that could allow for early intervention...." http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2013/07/crybaby Short on time? Use our Category Search page.
"United Way of the Quad-Cities Area has granted $75,000 to advance health in the Quad-Cities. The funding will help to continue the Quad-City-wide work in trauma-informed care. With this type of care, trained staff respond to the impact of...
" All the adults have a responsibility to all of the children," said Williams. "Not just your children, or your neighbors children, or someone you may be babysitting for, we as adults have a responsibility to the children in our community...
I was expelled from school in 9th grade, and I'm currently 19 years old with no plans on 'finishing' my education (as if education ever ends). I say this with pride, because too often, people dismiss academic-underachievers as "lazy," and any attempt...
Dr. Robert Anda, Co Principal Investigator of ACEs Study, Kent Jackson, St. Lukes Hospital and Laura Porter from Washington State Family Policy Council. Two hours of video from the conference thanks to the United Way. Get your popcorn ready!!!
http://youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o
It is our job as educators to fortify the intellectual, social, and emotional capacity of our students. As concerns to the intellectual, we achieve success in this area by creating classroom environments that consistently provide clear and challenging...
This is the story of one of four buses that makes its way through the back roads to delivery lunch to kids who just don't have enough to eat. This is a very well reported and well written story -- Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow rode the bus, and...
"At the end of the visit, the child is given the chance to pick out a stuffed animal and a blanket – and often, executive director Barbara Peschiera said, children light up, despite the difficulty of the visit, which takes several hours....
"Child sexual abuse is a public-health crisis in the United States and should be the subject of the same research-based analysis and policymaking we see with anything else threatening this nation’s health. By treating each incident we see in the...
"To help, CARE House is offering support groups that begin later this month. "One group will be for girls ages 6 to 11 who have experienced sexual abuse and need help coping with the trauma. Another will be for girls ages 12 to 15. At the same times,...