"...The results of this review suggest that trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is the best-supported treatment for children following childhood maltreatment. However, in line with increased interest in the diagnosis of complex PTSD...
"Background This article reviews the current debate on developmental trauma disorder (DTD) with respect to formalizing its diagnostic criteria. Victims of abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in childhood often develop a wide range of age-dependent...
"Background Although adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have previously been demonstrated to be adversely associated with a variety of health outcomes in adulthood, their specific association with sleep among adults has not...
Here's info about a job opportunity via Elizabeth Hudson: As many of you know, Fostering Futures (FF) is a private/public collaborative formed to accelerate trauma-informed care (TIC) across Wisconsin. FF is now hiring a person to direct...
"When I was asked to review this DVD about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, I had some reservations. I had been listening to and accepting the concepts outlined by the ACE Study for about 20 years and I thought there wasn’t much...
"The literature on trust paralleled that on emotional intelligence, which began to get deeper scientific study following publication of psychologist Dan Goleman's bestselling book Emotional Intelligence.... "The idea is that you can have someone with...
" This is an interview with Paula Soto, who had worked since 2002 as an outpatient therapist in Pennsylvania. In 2010 she organized an afternoon of yoga, massage, dance and nutrition for clients at the Women's Center of Beaver County , a domestic...
"Any serious discussion of mental health reform must not scare people away from seeking treatment. On Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 the NBC program Meet the Press, NRA CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre repeatedly called people afflicted or...
"And yet another student verbalized what has become a common refrain throughout my years of teaching. Her decision to stop reading Catcher had little to do with the story itself but was instead a product of her inability to sustain focus for more than...
"Research shows that most young people entering the juvenile or adult justice system have been exposed to violence and other traumatic events, and often they have experienced trauma multiple times. Research also shows that the greater the degree of...
"...Putthoff said that behavior that has protected the youth amid the effects of poverty and abuse -- the knowledge of friends and families killed, mothers beaten and the constant threats of homelessness and hunger -- doesn't work in other...
"...Forgiveness can’t be doled out quickly when constant reminders of an offense that happened to my child while in the public school system surrounds me. As many times as I’ve thought about how to come to terms with the violence...
I hope it is a true statement to say some people recover from their child abuse trauma. I hope it can be said that some survivors of child abuse can put it behind them, forever. Sometimes I really wonder if I will ever be one of those people. After...
During the last half of September, 25 people joined ACEsConnection. (Yes, I'm doing catch-up on bragging about our new members!) Thanks to you all for joining, and we look forward to your participation. Brent Robins , Des Moines, IA, director of...
"Social contexts are well-established predictors of adjustment following trauma. Sexual abuse survivors who are believed and supported following an abuse disclosure fare better than those who are not, and returning veterans’ social support...