Idaho Children’s Trust Fund has launched a new HOPE conquers ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) initiative to train professionals in organizations and institutions that work directly with families on brain development, trauma, ACES and various other topics. HOPE stands for “Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences” – a concept introduced out of research by Robert Sege et …read more
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St. Luke’s gives $275K to area nonprofits NATHAN BROWN nbrown@magicvalley.com TWIN FALLS — The Boys and Girls Club of the Magic Valley wants to start a physical fitness and nutrition program at its club in Buhl. There’s a need for it in the community, Steve Kaatz, the vice president of the club’s board of directors, …read more
Reprinted from the Idaho Post Register By TOM HOLM, Posted: February 8, 2017 Eastern Idaho Public Health 1250 Hollipark Drive Idaho Falls, ID 83401 208-522-0310 phd7.idaho.gov About 10 children gamboled about under the watchful eye of their parents Tuesday at Eastern Idaho Public Health’s Idaho Falls office. The children, ranging in age from toddlers to …read more
A newspaper opinion piece that ran in the Idaho Statesman by ICTF’s Executive Director, Roger Sherman: Who knew? Paid parental leave may be the most effective policy to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome, or what is more properly called Abusive Head Trauma (AHT). In a study published in the journal Injury Prevention comparing rates of AHT …read more