Some may believe that raising taxes on alcohol products will cost jobs in the service sector, but a new study suggests that's made up for by job creation elsewhere. The findings were to be reported Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American...
Fear of unhealthy weight gain can be a factor holding smokers back from quitting the habit. But a new study finds that even if you do add a few pounds once you quit, your post-cigarette health is still much better than if you'd kept on smoking. "This...
Half of children who experience a severe abusive head trauma before the age of 5 will die before they turn 21, according to a new study. In addition, among those who survive severe injuries, quality of life will be cut in half, the study found....
When schools aren’t forced to provide healthy food, they usually don’t, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Only a small number of schools offered healthy food options before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
“Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy and Practice” (West Publishing) had gone through four editions before UB Law Professor Susan V. Mangold got the call: Would she consider becoming a co-editor, contributing to a thorough revamping of...
Fifty years ago, the smoking rate in the United States began a long and steady decline, which has rightly been hailed as a profound health advance. But by declaring a “successful” campaign against cigarettes—and the...
America's Youngest Outcasts documents the number of homeless children in every state, their well-being, their risk for child homelessness, and state level planning and policy efforts. Using findings from numerous sources that include...
While the reading wars in education have raged for decades, most people agree that literacy is crucial for children and that the path to strong reading and writing skills begins in the home. But focusing on poor children’s parents may...
The first juvenile courts were established more than a century ago on the principle that children deserve special care under the law because they are vulnerable, because their transgressions tend to be nonviolent and because they can be expected, on...
Tomorrow it begins again – open enrollment for Obamacare. Two very successful state health insurance exchanges, Connecticut's and California's, are both intent on reaching people who avoided signing up last year – especially young...
Marc Quarles is African-American, with a German wife and two biracial children — a son, 15, and daughter, 13. The family lives in Pacific Grove, a predominantly white, affluent area on California's Monterey Peninsula. Every summer,...
Jewish girls undergo a bat mitzvah; 15 year-old Latinas celebrate with quinceañeras. But for generations of Indian American girls, the rite of passage is performing a classical Indian dance before a crowd of hundreds. After years of...
“We have this American myth of the lone cowboy on the prairie—the notion that men aren’t supposed to need anyone else. Of course, this is ridiculous.” Prevention Institute is pleased to announce a new partnership with...
Well written and researched report on child homelessness across the nation. Much relevant information on this potential form of trauma for young children, including causes of homeless, impacts for the young child, and potential solutions. ...
A panel of Indian-country experts will recommend to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday that tribes be allowed to criminally prosecute non-Indians who sexually or physically abuse Native American children on tribal land,...