Thank you John James & Russell Friedman for saving my life...again... Authors of the Grief Recovery Handbook Their new book: Book Review: When Children Grieve by John W. James, Russell Friedman, and Leslie Matthews...I wish that every parent would read When Children Grieve.... http://tongonto.com/book-review-when-children-grieve/
Recent research is providing family therapists with new information about the complex interaction between an individual's biological makeup and his/her social and physical environment. Family and social relationships, particularly during sensitive...
This kind of squirming seems like a way of avoiding a larger topic: the still-hidden subject of rape within families and how frequently it takes place. ( According to a study by the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, in about a third of...
The failure of U.S. schools to protect students from sexual abuse by school personnel is a story of district cover-ups, lack of training, incomplete teacher background checks and little guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, according to a...
Given that housing prices and rents in California far exceed what is affordable to the average working family, a disproportionate number of California families experience housing instability. Housing instability hits children particularly hard, and...
A leading cause of disability, depression rates are increasing in the U.S. and under-treatment is widespread, especially among certain groups including men, the poor, the elderly and ethnic minorities, finds a new study in General Hospital Psychiatry...
Adolescents who experienced frequent racial discrimination without emotional support from parents and peers had higher levels of blood pressure, a higher body mass index, and higher levels of stress-related hormones at age 20, placing them at greater...
Betty Takahashi’s job in the Bellevue School District does not come with the comfort of routine One hundred and fifty seven homeless students are currently enrolled in the district’s schools. That’s up from 131 last year....
Sustainable development, a foundation of the post-2015 global agenda, depends on healthy and productive citizens. The origins of adult health begin early in life, stemming from genetic–environmental interactions that include adequate nutrition...
The Justice Department on Thursday announced that it had chosen three American Indian tribes for a pilot project in which they will be authorized, for the first time, to prosecute non-Indian men for certain crimes of domestic violence against Indian...
Local experts say a new report about how to improve Arizona's child abuse investigations is a good start, but in the long term they'd like to see a much stronger focus on preventing child abuse in the first place. "If we can do that, we can break...
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Editor’s Note: Last week, the Maryland State Board of Education approved a set of regulations aimed at reducing school suspension and expulsion rates. The move, say supporters, should help curtail school discipline practices that end up...
On Wednesday, state officials will be in Milwaukee to unveil a new 'medical home' program for children in foster care. The program means, no matter where kids are placed, they’ll keep the same doctor and other health care providers. The program...