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ACEs primer -- great five-minute video that explains ACE Study
This was produced by KPJR Films, and edited by Jen Bradwell.
PAPER TIGERS Educational Version Now Available on DVD or Digital Streaming!
From Tugg.com, March 17, 2016 Tugg Edu is proud to present the highly anticipated ACEs documentary PAPER TIGERS to the educational marketplace. Directed by James Redford ( THE BIG PICTURE: RETHINKING DYSLEXIA, RESILIENCE ), PAPER TIGERS follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families. With over 450...
Maternal and Child Health Journal Call for Papers: The ACE Study: Implications for MCH Policy and Practice
Findings of the ACE Study have had a swift and substantial impact on MCH policy, practice and research. This issue of the journal is intended to provide a forum to enhance knowledge of the Study and its implications across the field. Topics of interest include: The aims and findings of the ACE Study, The implications of the Study and use of Study findings to shape MCH practice in clinical, program and policy settings, The import of the Study in relation to life course theory and the social...
A look at the sleek, new San Mateo County jail (almanacnews.com)
The aesthetics of the new San Mateo County jail -- the colors on the walls of community spaces, the sleek furniture, the abundant natural light, and cells that appear more spacious than they are -- are all meant to be uplifting, part of a focus on rehabilitation, Detective Salvador Zuno of the county Sheriff's Office said. "Our ultimate goal," Mr. Zuno said," is to reduce recidivism in San Mateo County." For more on this story, by Dave Boyce, go to: ...
Toxic Stress, Behavioral Health, and the Next Major Era in Public Health by Mental Health America
To view the document, click on the following link: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/toxic-stress-behavioral-health-and-next-major-era-public-health