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Photo by Kevin PerezDr. Adam Ratner joins the Exchange to discuss his new book. -
Ben Botkin/Oregon Capitol ChronicleLawmakers and advocates hope the program can grow and serve more families in the future.
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Children who grow up with trauma often grow up with some difficulties coping with life as adults. Statistics on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in… -
Wouldn't it be great if we had magical powers to help other humans grow their brains? It's not magic, and some of us DO have that power: mothers.… -
The major political discussions about health insurance in our country revolve around how to get more people covered. So it perplexed more than a few… -
Maybe it happened to your son: a friendly, chatty kid turned into a sullen, silent adolescent. What IS it with boys? They require some special treatment,… -
In most of Oregon's counties, less than half of the children born into low-income families will reach the middle class or beyond as adults. That is one of… -
Some of the themes and incidents in Rene Denfeld's life are reflected in her recent novel The Child Finder.Denfeld is a licensed investigator in Oregon,… -
In card games, getting an ace is usually a good thing. In life, not so much... at least when ACE stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. Therapists and… -
The kids we get are not necessarily the kids we expected. Nature has a way of making changes in the family tree. Andrew Solomon talked to hundreds of… -
Many women find it tough to go back to work after delivering a child. But economic realities limit most American women to around ten weeks off with the…
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Law enforcement is greatly aided by sharing information: about suspects, about cases, about places. Three decades ago, there was no central database to… -
The children's advocacy center concept has helped authorities investigate child sex abuse cases; advocacy centers are quiet, comfortable places for… -
Diagnoses of autism in children have zoomed in recent years, and Oregon is among the states where the rate of new diagnoses is the highest. The Center for…
