Joel Ginsberg was a sophomore at a college in Dallas when the social anxiety he had felt throughout his life morphed into an all-consuming hopelessness. He struggled to get out of bed, and even the simplest tasks felt herculean. “The world lost...
There were so many nights when I, as a young boy, had to watch helplessly as my father verbally and physically abused my mother. I can still recall the smell of alcohol, see the fear in my mother's eyes and feel the hopeless despair that comes when we...
Many chronically ill Americans take less of their medicines than they should or skip them entirely so they can afford to eat, a new study reveals. Researchers looked at data from nearly 9,700 adults with chronic illness who took part in the U.S....
It has become clearer to the medical community over recent decades that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have a significant impact on child health and also adult physical, emotional, social and behavioral health. But what are adverse childhood...
Letter To the Editor: “ Bulwark in Revolutionary War, Town in Vermont Faces Heroin Scourge ” (news article, March 6) sensationalized a problem that all cities and towns are facing. Even before Gov. Peter Shumlin’s State of the State...
We live in a world where so many of us don’t understand the facts versus the myths about sexual abuse of children and the devastating emotional and financial effects it has on us and our country. Perhaps that is why it’s just easier to say...
The Great Recession, like financial disasters before it, took its toll on bodies and psyches as much as it did on bank accounts and lifestyles. Suicides, family violence, stress-related diseases, and mental disorders increased during the crisis. For...
With the help of the national organization, http://www.cwavusa.org/ , I am forming a march in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on April 5th. If you know anyone interested in participating please contact me. This is about protecting our greatest...
The school suspension gap starts young. In public preschools, black children make up 48 percent of students suspended more than once, but only 18 percent of total enrollment. By comparison, white students make up 26 percent of multiple suspensions but...
The weight-regulating hormones leptin and irisin were elevated while adiponectin was decreased in people who experienced higher levels or repeated incidents of physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect as children,...
Despite poverty, violence, and blight, young people hopeful city — and their lives — on mend In a city scarred by broken promises, the Moore brothers, James and Robert, and fellow student Chelsea Inyard are among the fortunate ones. The...
Schools across the country -- including in Vallejo -- still discipline students of color at disproportionately higher rates than their peers, according to a report released Friday by the Department of Education. That department's Office of Civil...
This week, Friday Feedback takes a second look at when doctors say or don't say "sorry." As an alternative model of handling medical errors , apologizing has shown some effectiveness in reducing the number of malpractice lawsuits and...
Gabrielle is still alive. But she’s convinced her case will only get the attention of detectives when she’s dead. Gabrielle, who asked that her last name be withheld, is consumed with fear her ex-boyfriend’s threats will turn...