" More American children than ever are experiencing life with at least one parent behind bars, with estimates ranging from 1.7 to 2.7 million children affected on any given day. The Pew Charitable Trusts reported in 2010 that one in every 28 children...
"More than 350 million people suffer from depression globally, the World Health Organization said, ahead of World Mental Health Day on Wednesday. "It is not a disease of developed countries, it is a global phenomenon. It's present in both genders and...
"Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are commonly associated with sexual assault, but a new study from The University of Texas at Austin shows that female victims suffer from a wide spectrum of debilitating effects that may often go...
"The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has such an effort underway — Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health). Project LAUNCH started by bringing together leaders in a...
"The ability of the brain and body to adapt to acute and chronic stress is an increasingly important topic in the modern world. What this overview has emphasized is the interplay between cumulative wear and tear (allostatic load/overload) facilitated...
Dr. Phil Scribano reviewed this article for the Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) October Research Review: REVIEW TITLE: Health Implications of Human Trafficking REVIEWER: Philip V. Scribano, DO, MSCE, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of...
"This set of guidelines looks into the assistance and support given to those suffering from trauma and the treatment they recieve.Over the last two decades research has established a substantive evidence base in relation to trauma. However a huge gap...
"The World Health Organization defines torture as extended exposure to violence & deprivation . Every child in my CASA guardian ad-Litem caseload suffered from being tortured (half of them had been sexually abused). This explains why children in child protection suffer from PTSD at twice the rate soldiers returning from Iraq & Afghanistan do, why 2/3 of the youth in juvenile justice have mental health diagnosis (and why half of them have multiple, serious,...
"Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School have for the first time identified the mechanism that protects us from developing uncontrollable fear." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-breakthrough-trauma.html
"Owing to years of war and terror, a large percentage of Israel's population suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. One organization is trying to do something about it and assist those in need. "...
" Abuse that is not physical seems to get ignored, but it sure does lasting damage. This young mother can barely cope with her life right now. She is being drained of all positive life force due to unrelenting mistreatment. Her abuser is the man...
Great presentation and discussion with Dr. Felitti in our upper level biochemistry class at Amherst College yesterday. The class, which combines biochemistry with an examination of stress and its clinical and public health implications, was created by...
"In order to move from committing to the values prescribed in trauma-informed care to actually implementing trauma-informed practices, the Monroe County SOC decided to create a trauma–informed pilot at four diverse sites. National experts on...
"Evidence suggests that adverse experiences in childhood are associated with psychosis....The estimated population attributable risk was 33% (16%–47%). These findings indicate that childhood adversity is strongly associated with...
"Although we know that adverse events in children’s lives rarely occur in isolation, we too often create programs designed to address a single issue or, recognizing that there are multiple problems, we introduce “wrap...