Adverse childhood experiences Archive
By: Kristine AlarconDealing with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can be a difficult process, but having a friend at your side can help. The Kiwanis Club of Bradford crafted 100 trauma dolls to give as a gift to young children in …
By: Kristine AlarconJames Redford, documented the lives of staff and students of Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington as the director of “Paper Tigers,”. Students at this high school had behavioral issues and poor academic performances and were …
I had been asleep for a few hours when I answered the call. At first, I did not realize it was my work cell phone. The caller on the other end was sobbing uncontrollably and in the background I could hear someone …
A play from the Off the Hook kids’ program put on by the Falconworks Artist Group twice a year. (Photo by Levi Sharpe) By Levi Sharpe NEW YORK — The houselights went up, dimly illuminating the sea-foam green wall …
By: Sharon E. ChinDating or sexual violence (DSV) has influenced the mental and physical health of teens. While DSV occurs among males and females, most studies indicate that teen girls receive greater harm and violence compared to boys who have …
By: Jeffrey J. Barrows, D.O., M.A. In a landmark article on child abuse entitled "The Battered Child Syndrome" published in July of 1962 in JAMA, Dr. Henry Kempe and his coauthors attempted to estimate the incidence of child abuse in …
The principal sponsor of the Vermont ACEs bill, Dr. George Till, has an ALE (not a typo) score of at least one. He describes losing six of seven sections of the ACEs legislation as an “Adverse Legislative Experience (ALE)”. But …
Q. What personal or professional moment or event in your life inspired you to work on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? A. When I was four-and-a-half years old, I saw my father murder my grandmother. My father was quite a demanding …
Lawmakers around the country are beginning to take action to reduce the impact of childhood trauma—and the toxic stress it creates—on lifetime outcomes, particularly in education and health. The legislation being considered in Vermont to integrate screening for childhood trauma in health …
Well, I promised to follow up my last post with some good news, and I know that at least one of my readers will be disappointed that she won’t get to read about the sense of optimism I feel in …
