"Contrary to what many people believe, mass shooters and other killers aren’t born, they’re created. Violence is preventable, though maybe not totally avoidable. As shown by a growing body of scientific research, interventions that...
From ACEsConnection member Dr. Nadine Burke Harris' blog: "This past December 19th California Secretary of Health and Human Services Diana Dooley along with task force and expert advisers released Governor Brown's "Let's Get Healthy California"...
"...A study published last month in the open-access medical journal BMJ Open suggests that something far earlier in their lives — exposures to extreme stress during critical periods of childhood development — may be behind a substantial...
Abstract: "Intimate partner violence (IPV), also called domestic violence, is a common problem that affects children in substantial ways. 1 - 3 Children who experience violence between their parents feel frightened and terrorized not just during the...
Baby Small from The Urban Child Institute on Vimeo . In Memphis and Shelby County, TN, an amazing movement is taking hold. Led by the non-profit Urban Child Institute , researchers, strategists, practitioners, parents, and community members...
A good article on PTSD and the military. It's important to realize the angle the military takes on PTSD treatments. "Among active-duty soldiers, the suicide rate is 18 a day - more of them kill themselves than are killed by enemy combatants....
"Key players in law enforcement, healthcare, education and early child development gathered last week at the University of Memphis for a symposium organized by People First (a Memphis Fast Forward initiative) and the Early Success Coalition . The...
"Developing health risks from trauma can lead to a cycle of violence, according to Saxe, feeding the prison and justice system, as well as leading to chronic mental health issues, unemployment, homelessness and the proliferation of gangs. And yet the...
If you're on Twitter, please join us @acestoohigh2 to RT three tweets to Washington State officials, politicians, dignitaries, and media outlets. The tweets refer to ACEsConnection members Jim Sporleder and Teri...
"See and hear Lincoln High School students talking about the shocking realities of their young lives. Learn about the positive impact The Health Center at Lincoln is having on these children and – through them – on the character of...
"When the costs of investment to produce a new graduate are taken into account, there is a return of $1.45 to $3.55 for every dollar of investment, depending upon the educational intervention strategy. Under this estimate, each new graduate confers a...
Article written by ACEsConnection members Jim Sporleder & Teri Barila. "Washington state stands poised to add up to 16,000 high school seniors to the states dropout and inevitably unemployment rolls by denying students a diploma. These students have passed their courses and fulfilled graduation requirements, but they wont graduate if they fail the algebra or geometry end-of -course exam or the collection of evidence demonstration for 2013.... "Whats...
“Imagine my shock and alarm to see that toy prison play-sets are being sold and were SOLD OUT during the holidays!” wrote Susan Burton in an email she sent to friends and colleagues on Thursday.... “Lessons learned from the 1971...
"As a follow-up to a previous article on youth in the child welfare system and overuse of psychotropic medications, Imagine Giving an Infant A Psychiatric Drug , here are some highlights from the December 2012 Government Accountability Office’s...
Even though the headline should have read: "Usually, violence begins at home", this Q-and-A is worth reading . It's with David Maradei, director of the Monterey County Child Abuse Prevention Council, as well as a member of the Community Alliance...