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...
I am writing a book manuscript, Trauma Nation , which looks at how the United States is organized around the propagation of traumatic defenses. My work as a psychotherapist informs the project. I wonder what it would take to heal centuries of...
A 92-page community action guide! "Using a case study approach, presents resources service providers, advocates, and practitioners can use to better understand and engage the community in responding to children whose caregivers are negatively impacted...
"Before you read on, ask yourself: How are you feeling? What are your goals in reading this article? And who are your supports in achieving that goal? Those three questions launch every meeting—for youth and adults alike—at the growing...
Jane Stevens comments on Nicholas Kristof's column: "Wonderful column! Paul Tough also mentions the CDC's Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, led by Drs. Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda. The ACE Study links childhood trauma and family dysfunction...
New Study “We have had tremendous success in talking about the school-to-prison pipeline,” said Malika Saada Saar, executive director of the Human Rights Project for Girls , at a congressional briefing on a new report—“...
"Children who are adopted from social service agencies like Child Youth and Family Services (CYFS) often have histories of complex traumas. The vast majority of these children have experienced ongoing abuse and neglect and present with an array of...
"Women's mental health struggles were linked to their pervasive victimization histories—these women suffered many different types of abuse in childhood and into adulthood," DeHart said. "This is important as we know multiple experiences of...
"When Crystal Contreras was seven and living in Los Angeles, her mother put her in the care of someone Contreras saw as a father figure. Instead, he pressured the little girl for sex. For the next three years, until she was 10, the man raped her...
"The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health published an attorney handbook for working with domestic violence survivors who also have mental health concerns. It really focuses on trauma informed care and making sure...
"It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that it is the interaction between biology and environment in early life that influences human development, according to a series of studies recently published in...
"Earlier today East Central University Oklahoma hosted a webinar called, Trauma Survivors and Law Enforcement: Unintended Consequences & Righting the Ship. Guest speaker David R. Thomas, M.S. from John Hopkins University, presented on trauma informed law enforcement response. He explained the culture of law enforcement, the importance of collaboration with the advocacy community, and how law enforcement can interview with a survivor centered...
"In an effort to improve services for children and families involved in the child welfare system, the Chadwick Trauma-Informed Systems Project (CTISP), as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), has coordinated a groundbreaking...
During the first half of September, nine people joined ACEsConnection....from the East and West Coasts of the U.S., the Midwest, and one person from New Zealand. Thanks to you all -- with the community growing at such a good clip, we have many...
"To commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Nova Southeastern University's Center for Psychological Studies is holding a conference at the Signature Grand Conference Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on October 26th from 2 pm to 6 pm to address...