"Tania Roth studies what happens to the brain when stress occurs early in life, seeking to pinpoint how those kinds of bad experiences can cause molecular changes to DNA. Now, by participating in a national consortium of researchers, the assistant...
"Childhood trauma expert, Dr. Robert Anda , co-investigator of the Centers for Disease Control Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study , spoke to over 100 students and community members at UAA on October 23. Dr. Anda described the ACE study and...
"Research has shown it is likely that a child who is exposed to domestic violence will also suffer other types of traumatic experiences. For example, the Adverse Childhood Experiences found that men exposed to physical abuse, sexual abuse, and adult...
"With support from SAMHSA , PRA and the National Center for Trauma Informed Care launched the After the Crisis initiative following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The key activities of the initiative were focused on the development of technical...
ACEs connection member Dr. Robert Anda is featured. "Childhood trauma expert, Dr. Robert Anda , co-investigator of the Centers for Disease Control Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study , spoke to over 100 students and community members at UAA on...
"On Wednesday, October 24, the National Crittenton Foundation presented findings on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) to Success for Young Mother Led Families.” The briefing focused on the results of the Centers for Disease...
"Over the past decade, there has been increasing recognition of the damaging effects of childhood trauma, in particular childhood maltreatment. Many in the field of human services have also been learning about trauma-informed care. At the same time,...
"A new report finds that alcohol and drug abuse cost Alaska’s economy $1.2 billion in 2010. That number includes direct, immediate costs, such as the $217.7 million spent on criminal justice and protective services and $237.3 million on health...
"AUSTIN—Several recent national and Texas studies warn that "tough on crime" attitudes are behind the times - and the science - when it comes to dealing with juveniles. Treating them as adults can traumatize them and harms their rehabilitation...
A 14-minute presentation from the University of Minnesota. https://umconnect.umn.edu/aafamtrauma1/
"The Children’s Resilience Initiative (CRI) has an interactive website packed with resources for parents, care providers, and communities to help kids with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) build resilience. Mastering a skill, building a...
"The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire has been identified as a tool that could be administered across all Crittenton agencies to generate data that would define the degree of trauma faced by girls and young women in Crittenton...
Today is Blue Knot Day. "We need to be very aware that the home and the family are the most common places where people are abused; the family can no longer be considered sacrosanct," Dr Kezelman said....Dr Kezelman said even though two-thirds of...
AcesConnection member Dr. Robert Anda is featured in this four-minute podcast. "The lifelong effects of childhood trauma have been the subject of talks among the 350-some participants in the Alaska Child Maltreatment Conference held in Anchorage this...
In all of medicine, it is important to understand that there are only three sources of diagnostic information: patient history, physical examination, and laboratory studies. While patients overwhelmingly assume that diagnosis derives from lab...