The Society for Research and Child Development released a report earlier this year that finds that children are at greatest risk of victimization before age 3, a time of rapid brain development, and that abused children are more likely to exhibit poor...
Oree, 19, is attending college after escaping from a life of sexual abuse and prostitution. She was an 11-year-old runaway when she was first forced onto the streets by a sweet-talking but vicious pimp. About 20 percent were victims of labor...
A new study says that children are the most vulnerable and largest population affected by climate change but they continue to be ignored in global negotiations. “ The challenges of climate change: Children on the frontline ”, prepared by...
Ask any child in Gaza to do a drawing and the resulting picture is likely to be a house being bombed by a fighter plane. In the strife-torn Palestinian enclave, thousands of children are suffering from the trauma of war but resources to help them are...
All this hardship is particularly tough on children, said Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Kids Count project director at the Michigan League for Public Policy. Researcher call it “toxic stress,” which is itself strongly associated with increased...
For people connected to the Memphis juvenile courts, April 2012 is unforgettable. That's when federal investigators determined that the Shelby County juvenile court system discriminated against African-American defendants. The Justice Department said...
It is estimated that while psychosis is rare, up to 20 percent of new mothers suffer from some sort of depression after having children, according to Postpartum Support International, a group that promotes awareness of the illness. The Yates case and...
The walls of California’s juvenile halls act as a barrier to a world most people will never experience or understand. More often than not, these halls are viewed as places of isolation and despair. However, others, like Johnny Kovatch, see an...
In July 2014, Youth Law Center and 10 community organizations filed a complaint with the United States Department of Justice calling for an investigation of pepper-spray use and behavior-management practices in San Diego County juvenile facilities. An...
One in five? Yeah, right. Sounds way too high. That’s a common reaction to the oft-cited statistic about the share of women who experience an attempted or completed sexual assault during college. The number can’t possibly be right, the...
When Nimco Ali was 7, she thought her family was going on vacation. They flew from their hometown in Manchester, England, to Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. Ali doesn't remember the exact location. But she clearly remembers what happened there. The...
The number of young American adults getting mental health treatment has risen since the rule on dependent coverage went into effect with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, a new study finds. That key provision ensures that those aged 19 to 25...
Santa Barbara, California, Newton, Connecticut, Aurora Colorado; These cities have become synonymous with tragedy and heartbreak, as have over 100 other cities around the Unites States since 2009. Our country now endurees an average of two mass...
The ways grizzly bears deal with hibernation and fluctuating weight might offer valuable new clues to human obesity and diabetes, new research suggests. The study authors note that the tissues of obese people with type 2 diabetes become dangerously...
Big, potentially traumatic events create greater risk of health and behavior problems for the children who experience them, even into adulthood, according to a Child Trends report released this week. It also found nearly half of children have had at...