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American Bar Association article-Understanding Sexual Grooming in Child Abuse Cases
The National Child Stress Network- Caring for Kids: What Parents Need to Know About Sexual Abuse
The American Academy of Pediatrics article- The Child Witness in the Courtroom
NPR article- CDC: Childhood Trauma is a Public Health Issue and We Can Do More to Prevent It
DV LEAP WHY A PRESUMPTION OF 50-50 CUSTODY IS NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN TALKING POINTS
TAALK Diane Cranley Interviews: Fred S. Berlin, M.D., Ph.D Why People Perpetrate and Can They Be Helped? - "In our discussion, we'll gain insight about what causes people to perpetrate and an understanding of who can be helped and who cannot. In addition, we'll learn about existing treatment programs and how they have impacted the recidivism rate and therefore, the safety of our children."
American Academy of Pediatrics- The Child Witness in the Courtroom
The Legal Intelligencer- Philadelphia Family Court Judge Has a History of Violating Parents’ Rights
Psychology Today-Are You a Wounded Healer?
The Women's Coalition- Truth about Custody Case Getting International Media
The Addiction Center-Teenage Substance Abuse Prevention
Judicature- Getting Explicit About Implicit Bias
American Psychological Association- Forensic clinicians’ understanding of bias
Statements Help Victims Become Part of the Justice Process By Charles Montaldo
Victim Impact Statement Worksheet
Some info on Post-traumatic Growth (I have not read through all of them in their entirety)-
American Psychological Association
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the impact on the brain (from Diane Cranley)
It’s important to understand the basics of PTSD and how it may be affecting your children and you. Mayo Clinic provides a good description to start with https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967. The level of post-traumatic stress differs for every person and throughout their lives. The keyword to focus on here is “disorder” – if it is affecting your daily life, it would typically be considered PTSD. But remember all mental health diagnoses are just a way to describe a set of symptoms so that they can bill the insurance companies. We should take on any diagnosis as part of our identity but just look at it as what we are currently experiencing. We do not want to label our children and give them one more burden to carry.
As I was looking for a written explanation of how the brain processes trauma memories, I found this on a burn website and I thought it had some valuable information though doesn’t explain it quite the way I did - https://www.phoenix-society.org/resources/calming-trauma. The article references Daniel Amen – he is located in SoCal where I am and I have had my children’s brains scanned by him and you can “see” where PTSD, depression, anxiety, etc. resides in the brain and then use specific treatment methods to correct and balance the brain activity. He has clinics in other parts of the country as well. This is still pretty high l level.
I am also providing a deeper dive clinical article for those who want to know more. Here is the link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181836/#:~:text=Brain%20areas%20implicated%20in%20the,norepinephrine%20responses%20to%20subsequent%20stressors.
There is also a great book called “The Body Keeps Score” that I highly encourage you to read. It will help you understand how brain function is changed by trauma. We have to remember our children are not being defiant when they refuse to pick up their socks or can’t get through their homework or can’t hold a job. They are struggling with the emotional AND physical impacts of their trauma. Here is a link to the book https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748.
There is also an author who has some great books on the brain – Carolyn Leaf. https://www.amazon.com/Dr.-Caroline-Leaf/e/B00LZ81T8I%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Case References parents have shared-
Braiman v Braiman- "This is a NY case that all of our attorneys should know about joint custody. Braiman v Braiman. NY CASE LAW REGARDING JOINT CUSTODY- NOT FAVORABLE IF PARENTS CANNOT COMMUNICATE- APPELLATE COURTS HAVE FOUND “In what continues to be regarded as the leading judicial pronouncement in this state on joint custody, Braiman v Braiman, 44 NY2d 584 (1978), the Court of Appeals described it as being appropriate only "in the rare case" and as something to be "encouraged primarily as a voluntary alternative for relatively stable, amicable parents behaving in mature civilized fashion" (id. at 589-590). Now, almost four decades since Braiman, appellate courts still tend to be reluctant to order joint custody absent an agreement by the parties or a showing that they can work well together (see e.g., Michael B. 145 AD3d at 430 ["Joint legal custody is not appropriate where ... the parties' relationship is characterized by acrimony and mistrust"]; Lubit v Lubit, 65 AD3d 954 [1st Dept 2013] ["The evidence demonstrates that the acrimony and mistrust that marks the parties' relationship makes joint custody a nonviable option"]; Lee v Fitts, 147 AD3d 1058 [2d Dept 2017] [Joint custody "is inappropriate where ... the parties have demonstrated an inability to communicate and cooperate on matters concerning the child"]).”"-SE
Some info on Trauma Betrayal (I have not read through all of them in their entirety)-
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