As a result of the efforts of Dr. Robert Anda, my CDC partner in the ACE Study, a number of States are including the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study measurements in their routine, annual, public health measures via the BRFSS or...
Somatic Perspectives on Psychotherapy interviews clinician’s and thinkers who take a somatic approach , such as using emerging ideas in neuroscience or evolutionary psychology to understand the nature of traumatic stress. This month’s...
Caitlin Molsberry , an ACEs Too High Network member who works in the Iowa Department of Public Health has created the State ACE Response Project group for people from state agencies to share information about how they're developing strategies to...
Hello All -- I am excited to be a part of this online forum, and I hope to be able to both absorb new information and research as well as provide some to this community. I am a clinical social worker, and the program director of San Francsico's...
Vincent Felitti wasn't the only one to kindly point out that the ACEs Too High Network and ACEsTooHigh News looked too much alike. But he was the first. And so when I looked -- really looked -- at both sites after launching them four weeks ago,...
Psychological trauma can scar health for years -- Tampa Tribune reporter Mary Shedden focuses on Carolyn Hennecy, who sees herself as example of a study done at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston that shows childhood trauma...
As the director of mind-body medicine for a cancer center and a primary care practice, Felitti and Anda's work has tremendous impact. They were each very generous with their time as I incorporated their findings in my book, "You Can Beat the Odds:...
Here are another three responses from new members to a question about their interest in ACEs: Richard Cole, Nashilla Alibhai and Richard Rhodes. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to their page to read more about them, friend them...
My Take -- Why a sheriff is involved in an early childhood education initiative. Allegan County, MI, Sheriff Blaine Koops explains why in an op-ed. R.I. Family Court hosting conference on child trauma - The two-day conference starts...
As people have joined the network, I've asked them to provide some information about their interest in ACEs. Here are another three: Rona Renner, Debra Palmer and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett. Some of the responses are shortened, so there's a link to...
A few days ago, Mary Holden posted a link to Project Unbreakable. The site shows child sex abuse survivors holding posters with the words of their abusers. It was so intriguing that I had to find out more about it. Grace Brown, 19, a...
Here's an article about a wonderful program in Oregon--Family Building Blocks--committed to ending the cycle of abuse. The article also mentions the ACE Study: http://ning.it/zx3hP1
Therapy dog program helps prosecutors in court -- This nice overview that Jeremy Bordon did for the Washington Post last month is seeing wide distribution. It focuses on how dogs are being used to help young victims in Prince William...
You can download the peer-reviewed published article through the following link title: Association of Mental Health With Health Care Use and Cost: A Population Study
Domestic Violence Shelter Opens Doors to Pets After Heroic Dog Protects Owner - Time.com reports that in addition to 25 more beds, the Rose Brooks Center in Kansas City, MO, is building a pet-friendly wing, kennels, trails and play...