#StopShamingKids
Let's Ask Facebook to Help Us Protect Children from Public Shaming When adults publicly shame their children, a fund amental line gets crossed. We have an o bligation to take a stand on behalf of children and to refuse to...
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Why CBT is falling out of favour [TheGuardian.com]
Everybody loves cognitive behavioural therapy . It’s the no-nonsense, quick and relatively cheap approach to mental suffering – with none of that Freudian bollocks, and plenty of scientific backing. So it was unsettling to...
In California, people of color are dangerously close to oil train disasters [Grist.org]
There’s been a lot of consternation over oil trains recently. In the U.S. and Canada, almost two dozen crude-carrying trains have derailed in the past two years — exploding into giant balls of fire in some cases,...
Report: Addressing Trauma in DC Schools [ChildrensLawCenter.org]
Forty percent of DC high school students witness violence in the course of just one year. About 4,000 DC public school students are homeless. There are over 1,000 DC children in foster care, and many more at risk of entering care because of...
10 Tips for Supporting Your Spouse During Mental Illness [PsychCentral.com]
What you need to know to be the BEST support system. If your spouse or significant other is suffering from a mental illness such as anxiety or depression, here are a few things to keep in mind that can help them — and help you keep your...
Major depression tied to smaller hippocampus [MedicalNewsToday.com]
Major depression is a serious mood disorder that affects around 1 in 6 people during their lifetime. When it occurs, persistent feelings of sadness, frustration, loss or anger disrupt everyday life and can endure for weeks, months...
Lawmakers give justice reforms in Texas a boost [HoustonChronicle.com]
In the past 10 years, Texas has significantly restructured its corrections and criminal justice policy. I had the privilege to be at the center of that movement as chairman of the Texas House Corrections Committee, working with my then-Senate...
Is It Time to Rethink Life-without-Parole Sentencing? [Blogs.ScientificAmerican.com]
Periodically, I receive letters from prisoners. One recently arrived from an obviously bright person who spotted a math error in one of my textbooks and who offered his life story, quoted here with permission: I helped a so-called friend commit...
Are Too Many Young Americans Getting Antipsychotics for ADHD? [Consumer.Healthday.com]
A growing number of teens and young adults are being prescribed powerful antipsychotics, even though the medications aren't approved to treat two disorders -- ADHD and depression -- they are commonly used for, a new study shows. Researchers found that...
FYI: Webinar: Strengthening Families in Corrections Systems
Came across this interesting webinar for July 9. The link to register appears at the end of this post. July 9, 2015 Webinar: Strengthening Families in Corrections Systems The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the National Alliance...
Heroin Use Surges, Especially Among Women And Whites [NPR.org]
Health officials, confronted with a shocking increase in heroin abuse, are developing a clearer picture of who is becoming addicted to this drug and why. The results may surprise you. The biggest surge is among groups that have historically...
Reason People Are Getting Semicolon Tattoos [MTV.com]
It’s difficult to see the battles we fight inside ourselves everyday, and yet these feel like the hardest to win. Now, people are using semicolon tattoos as an external reminder of an internal triumph over mental health issues. It’s...
Bill a good start in reforming mental-health care [Philly.com]
The mental-health-care system in the United States too often neglects the needs of Americans living with serious mental-health conditions and addiction. The system is fragmented and underfunded, and treatment is often provided in nontherapeutic...
Young People in Recovery Need Anonymity More Than Ever, Experts Say [JJIE.org]
This story also appears in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Living section and on the Sojourners website. Ian W., 21, flirted with drugs in high school. The romance turned rocky, however, and he found himself clutched by a...
How U.S. Schools Are Failing Immigrant Children [CityLab.com]
Population spikes of more than 135 metropolitan areas between 2010 and 2012 were due more to people coming from other countries than to domestic growth. And a recent Census report revealed that more than 11 percent of the...