Why you should care about maternal home visiting services. They save lives and money.

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...

An Esteemed Doctor, Child Sexual Abuse Claims and a Hospital That Knew for Years

Oct 24, 2018 | Sex Abuse

← HRSA $361 million to support families for maternal home visiting services. High school football coach arrested on child porn charges → By Christina Goldbaum For almost 30 years, parents sought out Dr. Reginald Archibald when their children would not grow....

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN A NOT-SO INTIMATE WORKPLACE

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)...

Making My Way Through Hell: A Story About Facing the Trauma of Sexual Assault

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...

Facts you may not know about human trafficking

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...