Tag Archive for: child abuse or neglect

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Resilience Film Screening and Discussion – March 25 at 6 PM

Join us as we screen the documentary RESILIENCE and delve into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress. Partnership with The Winter Park Public Library, City of Winter Park…
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Adverse Childhood Events Tied to Dementia

Children who had multiple adverse experiences growing up were more likely to develop dementia in old age, Japanese researchers reported. People who had three or more adverse childhood experiences -- physical or psychological abuse, family…
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School Cop Arrested After Video Shows Him Grabbing Girl by the Neck and Slamming Her to the Floor

A school resource deputy was arrested Tuesday on a child abuse charge after he was seen on school surveillance video grabbing a 15-year-old girl by the neck and slamming her to the ground. Deputy Willard Miller, 38, turned…
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Registration Open: “We the Defenders” Seattle

These conferences will feature nationally recognized faculty in a mix of plenary sessions, simultaneous sessions and small group breakouts.  Participants will have the opportunity to choose sessions to best fit their individual needs.  There…

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Meeting June 2019

The proposed agenda includes: (a) Opening introductions and webinar logistics; (b) Remarks of Caren Harp, Administrator, OJJDP; (c) CC group discussion on the child abuse prevention; and (d) Summary, Next Steps and Meeting Adjournment. Reg…
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Orange County to Spend an Extra $20 Million on Kids in 9 ZIP Codes with High Childhood Poverty, Juvenile Crime, Abuse

Within the next 60 days, Orange County plans to start spending an additional $20 million on children’s services by targeting nine ZIP codes with the highest rates of childhood poverty, juvenile crime, student homelessness, teen pregnancy…
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Childhood Trauma and Its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among Minorities

When researchers first discovered a link in the late 1990s between childhood adversity and chronic health problems later in life, the real revelation was how common those experiences were across all socioeconomic groups. But the first major…
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Officer at Bradenton Juvenile Lockup Resigns After She Slapped Boy. Video Captured the Scene – The Bradenton Herald

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The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma – The New Yorker

In this piece, Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Díaz reveals his struggles with childhood trauma and sexual violence. Read more.
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A Gun to His Head as a Child. In Prison as an Adult – The New York Times

This Frontline/New York Times collaboration features men and women who faced trauma and adversity as children. Read more.
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Child Abuse Deaths Threefold Higher in Poor Communities – Medscape

A new analysis of child abuse deaths nationwide shows that countries with higher concentrations of poverty are more likely to have higher fatality rates. According to one researcher, the results suggest that "the economic atmosphere where a…