"VisionQuest is an employee-owned comprehensive national youth services organization that adheres to the highest professional standards in providing innovative intervention services to at-risk youth and families...." "VisionQuest has incorporated the...
"Gender responsive and trauma-informed care are two terms that arise from a growing understanding that women experience the environment and interact in ways that are unique to their gender.... "The majority of incarcerated women report a history of...
While hiking among the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park , I learned the Paiutes Indians called these massive rock pillars the “Legend People,” who coyote trickster turned to stone because of their evil ways. I fear we moderns...
Hi Everybody, I'm an intern with a program that works with victims and offenders of sexual abuse. Currently, the program is looking into providing more trauma-focused care. Our program is on of the first programs in our area to start to...
Recognizing and Addressing Trauma in Infants, Young Children and Their Families - Georgetown University's Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation online education module. It covers simple and complex trauma, brain research, signs of...
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"Clinton clearly articulated her belief in the importance of public-private partnerships as “one of the most important problem-solving tools.” And during her speech, she offered a prime and very specific example: Mr. J. B....
"A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry this month found that mindfulness programs could reduce stress and lessen symptoms of depression among secondary school students, as well as increase well-being. Researchers at the University of...
"At least two million children in the U.S. have at least one parent in prison, a situation now recognized as an adverse childhood experience , which can put children at risk for poor mental and physical health, due in part to isolation and a lack of...
Note: New resources added to the Data , Toolkits , Models , Historical Trauma , & Trauma's Monetary Costs sections of our Resource Center. Just look for the asterisks. See bottom of eachpage for key to recent resource upload dates.
"A review of family violence deaths has found a strong link between partner violence and child abuse. "The Family Violence Death Review Committee analysed 72 deaths between 2009 and 2010 and found they were all preventable. "Chair Julie Tolmie says...
"The Howard University School of Social Work has received a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to evaluate the effectiveness of racial equality standards in countering the overrepresentation of African Americans in child welfare systems.......
"A second-grade teacher at a private school in San Diego and the mother of four children, Carie lost her job because school officials feared her ex-husband's menacing behavior was too much of a risk, putting students and other staff in danger. Her own...
"Franciscan Health sponsored a forum held on June 3 at Key Peninsula Middle School for youth exposed to trauma. Jody McVittie, MD, presented a program for teachers, administrators, parents, and others to help them understand and intervene with...
"Officials say parents are arrested leaving their children behind everyday. So we wanted to talk to officials about what policies or procedures are in place to better protect kids. A recent tragedy left a mother and family without their baby girl....