Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) - The man accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old child was indicted by a Monroe County grand jury Friday.Josue Maldonado-Soto, 32, was indicted on eight counts of predatory sexual assault against a child and four counts of first-
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A brain scan study pinpoints the changes associated with child abuse that may raise people's risk of depression, PTSD and addictions later in life.
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What is Child Trauma?<br>When a child feels intensely threatened by an event he or she is involved in or witnesses, we call that event a trauma. There is a range of traumatic events or trauma types to which children and adolescents can be exposed.
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Frontline child protection practitioners want their voices heard and hope to change public perception regarding their role.
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Without treatment of the harms caused by ACEs health problems, physical and mental, unhealthy behaviors such as over-eating and substance abuse and other societal problems develop.