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On the right track, but it's not just about empowerment about food! The Southampton researchers warn: "The public health approach currently used across industrialized nations (like the UK) of providing women with information about healthy eating ...

A researcher in New Zealand who surveyed 387 teens, 84 of whom said they were self-harmers, found some unexpected results: "Approximately 23 per cent of self-harming kids had harmed in front of other people, and nearly 12 per cent had actually harmed...

Virginia governor announces millions for mental health after Sen. Creigh Deeds' son Gus stabs dad, commits suicide for lack of mental health treatment  http:// wp.me/p4HKM-1ejy

No surprises here.... Researchers found that 34% of young people serving community based orders and 66% in youth detention were dependent on alcohol, cannabis, heroin, amphetamines or sedatives – the most common being cannabis. Those serving...

.....but is this approach really decreasing poverty? Would poor people who rely on these programs not call themselves poor? This is an interesting article in the Washington Post about research from Columbia University, which addresses the issue of...

by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors site: http://www.nasmhpd.org/Publications/Women_and_Trauma.aspx Groundbreaking Federal Interagency Report on Women and Trauma-informed Approaches You are invited to download a...

Adult patients who seek help in hospital emergency rooms are "more likely to smoke, drink, use illicit substances, and misuse prescription drugs than are members of the general population," according to an overview of a study by Steven Bernstein,...

Andrew Garner wrote this article for Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Here's the abstract:  Home visiting is an important mechanism for minimizing the lifelong effects of early childhood adversity. To do so, it must...

Among the agencies receiving a funding boost after taxpayers approved a health and human services levy last month, is Invest in Children . The agency will get an additional $2.5 million during the next two years. Two million in funding will pay for...

AZStarnet.com reporter Patricia Machelor did a great overview of the cycle of trauma at the root of Arizona's foster care crisis.  Whatever the reason for the trauma, its effects are insidious and difficult to address — and they can last a...

With Alzheimer's Disease International predicting that, by 2050,135 million people  worldwide will have dementia, this research is worth noting:  The study identifies five healthy behaviors as being integral to having the best chance of...