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Thoughts on suicide prevention from a survivor

Stop Abuse Campaign

Often, the only route involves a psychiatric emergency room—an important place, but not a fun getaway. In New York City, you can reach the Samaritans Confidential Hotline when you need someone to talk to 24/7. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. Check my ACE score.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

This blog from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence discusses the dynamics of abuse and helpful resources. This resource from the American Psychiatric Association provides expert responses to common questions pertaining to PTSD. . Dynamics of Abuse . Expert Q&A: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) .

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Preventing school shootings

Stop Abuse Campaign

Yet, he talked his way out of the psychiatric hold and avoided triggering a system that would have prohibited him from buying guns. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. – Mandate safe storage for firearms. – Mandate training and licensing for firearms.

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Why Family Courts Usually Fail Abuse Victims

Stop Abuse Campaign

Domestic violence custody cases are often the last chance to save children from painful — and sometimes tragically shortened — lives. . The ACE (adverse childhood experiences) Research helps courts understand the full harm to children from exposure to domestic violence and child abuse. . How Was This Case Different?

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Suicide prevention means child protection

Stop Abuse Campaign

We can break the ten ACEs into three categories: abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual), neglect (physical and emotional), and household or familial stressors (severe parental mental illness, parental addiction, parental domestic violence, parental incarceration and having a parent disappear due to death, abandonment or divorce).