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September 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post
RWJF.org recently pulled together a collection of resources on “adverse childhood experiences”—how common they are and what they can mean for the adults those traumatized children become.
June 21, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Low incomes, subpar education, and often race and ethnicity, combine to create a conspiracy against health.
June 19, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
An op-ed highlights a recent summit and ongoing efforts in Philadelphia to raise awareness about the negative impact of ACEs on health, education, and other outcomes.
May 29, 2013 | Story
In 2001, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) named Susan Chasson, MSN, JD, a Community Health Leader in recognition of her work to change the way the health care system in Utah treated victims of sexual and physical abuse and assault.
April 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Last year, more than 675,000 U.S. children were victims of maltreatment. Preventing abuse and neglect in the first place by giving families the support they need, when they need it, yields the best outcomes.
February 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Antoinette L. Laskey is an associate professor of pediatrics and division chief and medical director at the Center for Safe and Healthy Families at the Primary Children’s Medical Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
February 1, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Andrea Gottsegen Asnes, MD, MSW, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine and an RWJF Clinical Scholars program alumnus.
November 13, 2012 | Story
Four decades ago, RWJF gave a grant to a visionary who called the world’s attention to the health effects of child abuse and neglect.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article reports on a study of the effectiveness of two shaken baby syndrome educational videos, shown from 2001-2003 in hospitals throughout Utah.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article analyzes whether screening for child abuse among infants with traumatic brain injury is associated with the race or socioeconomic status of the infant. Traumatic brain injury from child abuse is a serious health risk for children, particularly for infants.