At first glance, this weekend’s Camp Mariposa at Men-O-Lan retreat center in Milford appears to be like any other summer camp for kids. Mornings begin with chowing down at the mess hall, afternoons are spent zip-lining through green canopies and...
The nation’s second-largest school district — Los Angeles Unified — is unveiled a sweeping new agreement to curb police involvement in minor school discipline and campus problems. The agreement, more than two years in the making, is...
The bottom line for all offenders, and especially for kids, is that detention should only be used when the criminal is an ongoing threat to the community. If he is then he should be held in a humane facility where he can receive whatever treatment and...
A combination of therapy and antidepressants appears to best help people with severe but short-term depression, a new study reports. Four out of five people suffering from severe depression for less than two years experienced full recovery when...
Counseling may do little to help young people with drinking problems, a large-scale review finds. Researchers analyzed 66 studies that included nearly 18,000 people 25 and younger, many of whom were at high risk for drinking problems. Participants in...
While the CASEY Foundation ranks MN 5th in the nation for child well-being, there are serious flaws in our racial disparity and early childhood numbers. Almost half of MN’s African American children live in poverty. In 2001, half...
I had the good fortune of meeting Tom Daly who wrote a history of Shakopee women’s prison and he told me how women seldom returned to that prison because of the educational offerings and the ability to visit with their children while in prison...
As part of KARA’s TPT TV child well-being documentary project I interviewed Minneapolis City Councilman / Mayoral candidate Don Samuels recently. He described his experiences as a volunteer CASA guardian ad-Litem, North Side...
COVER PHOTO: PNAS May 2014 I'm listening to Van Der Kolk, MD (My Hero!!!!) tell us what he has to say about Stephen J. Suomi's talk: "Thanks Steve, I am really delighted that these presentations are being video taped...
I just got my CD of the 25th annual Boston Trauma Conference (BVK). I am listening to differential gene expression in peer reared versus mother reared rhesus monkey studies. I don't know if we can get a group ACEs subscription to this...
Children born into low-income families face barriers to success in each stage of life from birth to age 40. Using data on a representative group of American children and a life cycle model to track their progress from the earliest years through school...
I’m healthy as a horse, but a body part was bugging me, so at my annual check up I asked to see a specialist. I love my family doc, er I mean “primary care,” and I love this specialist. They’re the best there...
Federal investigators have faulted two Virginia schools for pinning down and isolating disabled students improperly, saying the schools used the practices routinely as a “one-size fits all” response to disruptive behavior despite evidence...
On Tuesday, 25-year-old Kajieme Powell was shot by St. Louis police responding to a call that he had stolen two canned energy drinks and a packet of pastries from a local convenience store. As a video of the incident reveals, Powell had been stalking...
About a decade ago, Kris Kalberer left her job as a retail manager to raise her kids and care for her elderly mother. For a while, the family did well on her husband's income. Then he lost his job. Their finances spiraled out of control. They lost...