Feb 7, 2019 | Maternal Home Visiting, Trauma: Consequences, Trauma: Healing, Trauma: Prevention
It’s been twenty years since the Centers for Disease Control discovered that childhood trauma, like abuse or neglect, dramatically increased survivors chances of dying of 7 of America’s 10 leading causes of death. The Adverse Childhood Experiences study demonstrated...
Oct 18, 2018 | Trauma: Consequences
← Making My Way Through Hell: A Story About Facing the Trauma of Sexual Assault ChicagoCAC's Night of Heroes fights child abuse → It’s no secret to those who experience or work with intimate partner violence, that the violence often creeps (or crashes)...
Oct 18, 2018 | Feature, Trauma: Healing
← Facts you may not know about human trafficking INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN A NOT-SO INTIMATE WORKPLACE → Meet “Heather,” and take a minute to listen to her story. I came from a really poor household. Money and good luck have always been...
Oct 17, 2018 | Feature, Maternal Home Visiting, Sex Abuse, Trauma: Consequences
You may believe that slavery ended, but it continues today as human trafficking. This is the practice of using force, fraud or coercion for the purposes of labor or sexual exploitation. Here are some facts that you may not know about human trafficking I found them on...