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Child Abuse Prevention Programs: Making A Difference In Our Communities

All For Kids

According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, ‘prevention’ is defined as activities that stop an action or behavior or promote a positive one. They may have recently been deployed from the military and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). What Is Child Abuse Prevention?

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending December 21, 2021

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The latest to debunk this myth is the ultimate medical and child welfare establishment source: JAMA Pediatrics. From the story: “For the families that we work with, it’s constantly living in a state of fear,” says [Teresa Nord of the Indian Child Welfare Act Law Center]. Although Minnesota is worst, it’s far from alone.

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Suicide Prevention: How to Help When Social Determinants Spiral

Relias

A study conducted by the Department of Veteran Affairs found a “a significant positive relationship between a positive screen for housing instability and a Veteran having a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, psychosis, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and previous suicide attempt or intentional self-harm.”.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

I currently work part-time for a somatic therapy clinic which has afforded me the opportunity to learn about this niche specialty, piquing my interest in the power of mindfulness specifically around the treatment of PTSD. Christopher Cocchi, Individuals, Groups, and Families concentration.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Many were here with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, so common following participation in armed conflict and in some cases, the result of physical or sexual abuse. I told him that unemployment payments felt like going on “welfare,” something I had been brought up to avoid at all costs. Again, my husband served as my shoulder.