August 9, 2014, was one of the most memorable days of my life. On that day I entered a maximum-security prison in Lancaster, Calif. to witness an extraordinary event connecting the lives of some of its inmates with a pack of rescued shelter...
There's a lot of argument over how teenage marijuana use might affect people through life, but distressingly little data to help figure it out. That leaves parents, policymakers and young people pretty much in the dark when it comes to making...
Last October, Aireana and her boyfriend were driving through Oakland when a man on the street opened fire on their car. Her two children, ages 6 and 1, were in the backseat. Aireana, who asked to be identified only by her first...
A worthy desperation to shock policy-makers into action is clearly what motivates a mental health report published this week by the chief medical officer – and I seek to criticise neither the report’s recommendations nor its...
One of every five children in Kentucky, by the time they are 5 years old, has experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences such as child abuse, economic hardship, exposure to violence, living in a household with mental illness or substance...
The documentary offers a good launch pad for a larger conversation in the community about early learning – what’s already being done and what’s still needed, said Jill Johnson, coordinator of the Inland Northwest Early Learning...
Last spring, I had the opportunity to talk with a fellow health journalist, Jane Ellen Stevens, editor of ACEs Too High, a news site that reports on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and our society. ACEs refer to a study by the Centers for Disease...
From delivering babies to rescuing immigrants on the brink of death, Border Patrol agents do it all. The Rio Grande Valley Sector is now exceeding 250,000 apprehensions of undocumented immigrants. With record-breaking numbers mental health for agents...
Ferguson City Council plans changes this week that will reduce the importance of traffic fines and fees to the city’s budget, a communications firm representing the St. Louis suburb’s government announced on Monday. The role of...
The French have already criminalised “psychological violence”. British ministers – who are considering making “coercive control” within intimate relationships a crime should do the same. Coercive control is sometimes...
Today, the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) announces the launch of its Social Impact Calculator , a first-of-its-kind tool that allows us to monetize—or put a dollar amount on—the social impact of our investments in low-income...
The show Fox and Friends had an unusual takeaway from the video of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punching his wife, Janay, in the face and knocking her unconscious in a casino elevator: "Take the stairs." The...
While a burly kid on the playground may be the stereotype of a childhood bully, a new study suggests some of the most damaging bullies are as close to home as you can get: They're siblings who tease, make fun of and physically hurt their...
A lbany, NY ( August 25, 2014) Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc.(ATN) an organization that helps families and children affected by attachment trauma and reactive attachment disorder is hosting a FREE online summit: Educating Traumatized Children , from September 30 to October 10, 2014. The summit will feature over 20 interviews from trauma experts across the United States. The interviews will also be available for purchase and download after their initial...
People can become addicted to eating for its own sake but not to consuming specific foods such as those high in sugar or fat, research suggests. An international team of scientists, including researchers from Aberdeen, has found no strong...