Children's Exposure to Violence: Prevalence & Effects
By Kacy Mixon, M.S., LMFT “As a nation, we must protect children from the traumatization that results from exposure to violence” [1]. –Attorney General Eric Holder & the National Task force on...
View ArticleResource Discovery: Childhood Maltreatment Effects on the Brain
By Kacy Mixon, M.S., LMFT “Maltreatment during childhood can lead to long-term changes in brain circuits that process fear, researchers say. This could help explain why children who suffer abuse are...
View ArticleChild Maltreatment Prevention
By Rachel Dorman, MS Today’s blog focuses on prevention of child maltreatment through a community-based approach, as recommended by the 2014 Prevention Resource Guide: Making Meaningful Connections....
View ArticleFD Webinar: Using Protective Factors to Inform Work with Child Maltreatment
Wondering what’s next in our MFLN 2014 Webinar series? Here are the details! Date: Thursday, December 11, 2014 Time: 11am-1pm Eastern Location: https://learn.extension.org/events/1797#.VG4X977yPKA...
View ArticleRelationship Between Child Maltreatment and Disability
By Ashley Ann Marshall, Catherine Corr, and Deserai Miller Many individuals are aware of the risk for abuse experienced by typically developing children, however, fewer are aware of the increased risk...
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