Iowa county map provides links to help for people who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. _____________________________ The Clinton (IA) YWCA, which helps 600 people a year who've been physically and/or verbally assaulted by a...
...were Burtt and Gladys Richardson, and Barbara Jones Stern who gathered at my house in Winters, CA. We spent four hours talking ACEs. Burtt, a retired pediatrician, and Gladys, a community organizer, are developing an approach on how to engage their...
When Immigration is Trauma: Guidelines for the Individual and Family Clinician , 2001 "...Two pertinent strands in the contemporary immigrant mental health literature: 1) the distinction made between stressors that are endemic to most immigrant...
Trauma from Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Hidden Epidemic See posted event: http://acesconnection.com/events/trauma-from-adverse-childhood-experiences-the-hidden-epidemic
There's no doubt that early childhood -- birth to three years old -- is THE MOST IMPORTANT time to lay down that healthy foundation for a child's rapidly developing brain. Those busy little brains need healthy and trusted attachments to a...
James West, M.D. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/health/dr-james-west-pioneer-in-addiction-treatment-dies-at-98.html?src=recg
Tanya Kitts, Martha Rosen, Darby Penney and Karina Forrest-Perkins joined ACEs Connection in July. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages, where you can friend them, send a message, and see all their comments and activity on...
This fabulous infographic comes from the Pew Center on the States . Studies show that most people in prison have experienced childhood maltreatment ( National Institute of Justice , University of Alaska Justice Forum , Illinois...
"Yet, events that spark psychological symptoms of trauma don't always take place in the public eye. Child abuse and domestic abuses occur behind closed doors and at rates that are startling, to say the least. According to the U.S. Department of Health...
David W. Willis, Pamela Wallen, Glenn Friedman and Jan Scoville joined ACEs Connection in July. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages, where you can friend them, send a message, and see all their comments and activity on the...
John Swyers, Erika Busch, Kara Golden, and Michelle Wilczewski joined ACEs Connection in July. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages, where you can friend them, send a message, and see all their comments and activity on the...
"How Animals Affect Us makes a significant contribution to the study of how human-animal relations play a significant role in the social, physiological, psychological and emotional development of both children and adults. The broad scope...
Alexandra Addo-Boateng, Rebecca May, Joann Young and Kim Swisher joined ACEs Connection in July. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages, where you can friend them, send a message, and see all their comments and activity on the...
Gene Tinelli, Elaine Bing, Teressa Baldwin and Paolo Diamantini joined ACEs Connection in July. Here's some info about each, and a link to their profile pages, where you can friend them, send a message, and see all their comments and activity on the...
IN THIS CASE, the all-too familiar story of a military veteran suffering the effects of PTSD and unwittingly abusing his family has a happy ending. In " The War That Came Home " Andrea Carlisle describes her experiences in grappling with the PTSD that...