Children and teens involved in bullying -- victims and perpetrators alike -- are more likely to think about suicide or attempt it. And cyber bullying appears more strongly linked to suicidal thoughts than other forms of bullying, a new research review...
Among patients with uncontrolled hypertension, those who are depressed are less likely to have their treatment intensified to achieve blood pressure goals, researchers found. At two hospital-based primary care clinics, clinical inertia -- a lack of...
“ Lived Challenges and Getting Through Them: Alaska Native Youth Narratives as a Way to Understand Resilience .” Lisa Wexler, et al. Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 15, No. 1 (January 2014). What it’s about: Researchers interviewed...
This Innovation in Action interview is one in an ongoing series of portraits planned by the Center that will highlight the innovative, collaborative work of the members of Frontiers of Innovation . In this interview, FOI member Jessica Sager, the...
This is a magnificently insightful poem for ANY member of a dysfunctional family unit who has been outcast either by their abusive childhood, or who has stopped maintaining the family code of silence. You will be blown away by the resonating...
Leaving a batterer is never easy. A woman is at greatest risk for murder when she leaves a physically abusive partner. Her decision to leave is a sign to the batterer that he has lost control, and loss of control is what batterers fear the most. Not...
I am working on a project on ACEs, the foster care crisis, and the Division of Child & Family Services. I am in NEED of an expert or two who reside in the State of Utah, AND who: Would potentially be willing to be interviewed for a TV news report on one or more of the 3 topics listed above Is a recognized expert on one or more of the three topics listed above Is a psychologist, social worker, sociologist, educator, advocate or pediatrician Can also be a recognized expert on Early...
Writer Andrew Solomon delves deep into topics most wouldn't touch. His book Far From The Tree is a thoughtful look into parents raising children who are different from themselves: children with Down's syndrome, autism, or a complete loss of hearing...
In a series of revealing interviews with the New Yorker ’s Andrew Solomon, Peter Lanza, the father of Sandy Hook killer Adam Lanza, says that he doesn’t believe the Asperger’s was what drove his son to commit murder. And he has...
A new study finds cyberbullying to being especially dangerous Bullied teenagers are twice as likely to consider suicide and two-and-a-half times as likely to actually attempt to kill themselves, according to a new study . The study out Monday from...
Two poor communities have contrasting approaches to healthcare. One takes a collaborative approach to medicine, creating better outcomes for residents receiving treatment. ….But the clinic has several key advantages over its counterpart...
Recently, The Philadelphia Community School sponsored a presentation and question and answer by author and therapist Lawrence Cohen, who has written 3 books: Playful Parenting, The Opposite of Worry, and The Art of Roughhousing ....
I n making the case against solitary confinement, David Brooks cites research done by Matthew Lieberman of UCLA showing that the brain processes physical pain and social pain in much the same way ---in fact, social pain may be more damaging to human...
A Long Beach nonprofit that provides health care services to low-income children and their families is receiving praise for a new initiative that many hope will change the approach to pediatric and early childhood services. The initiative by The...
Our post on sexual harassment in bars sure struck a nerve. Earlier this week we covered a study from the University of Toronto that found that men who were sexually aggressive in bars weren't necessarily drunk, and that their actions usually weren't...