Adverse Childhood Experiences
May 10, 2013 | Feature/Infographic
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need to develop effective innovative interventions.
Child Abuse and Neglect
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Keeping Children Safe: Commissioner Bryan Samuels on Child Abuse Prevention Month
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.
Stumbling Into Child Abuse Pediatrics
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.
Clinical Scholar Discusses Work to Curb and Treat Child Abuse
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.
Child Abuse Pediatrics Chooses You
January 25, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Brendan T. Campbell, MD, MPH is an assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and an alumnus of the RWJF Clinical Scholars program.
RWJF Brings Epidemic of Child Abuse Out of Shadows
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.
Putting Children FIRST
September 5, 2012 | Video
Child FIRST is an innovative home-visit program in Connecticut, is designed to stabilize families, connect them with social services, and help develop and support nurturing, responsive caregivers.
Helping Students Determine Community Needs, and How to Address Them
July 12, 2012 | Story
Walter Zelman, director of the public health department at California State University, Los Angeles, tapped into Commission to Build a Healthier America research to inform students as they assessed local health concerns.
Keeping Families Together: A Pilot Program and Its Evaluation
March 4, 2011 | Program Result
The Corporation for Supportive Housing's New York City office piloted Keeping Families Together, a program that provided permanent supportive housing for the city's most vulnerable families, and subcontracted an evaluation of the program.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Medical Advocacy Training Program
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
This manual outlines the training goals and the role of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Volunteer in Medical Advocacy. The primary goal for the CASA Medical Advocacy is to ensure that children receive regular well-care, dental care, and ...