...Sharing a Great Idea to Promote Understanding of the Connection Between "Behaviour" and "Belonging".... "Page 11-15 outline a process that could be used with a learning support team or a whole staff to come to understand the connection between...
"Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are twice as likely to have smoked than their heterosexual peers, according to new research published in BMJ Open. Lesbian and gay young people were also more likely to drink alcohol frequently...
"A legislative bill crafted by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) to increase funding for Domestic Violence Shelters was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown Monday. The bill, AB 139, strengthens penalties that perpetrators of domestic...
"Seniors in affordable apartments act as surrogate grandparents for children in rent-assisted units designed for families with multiple adopted children.... "Each day for the next 16 years, more than 10,000 American baby boomers will turn 65. Stricken...
Toolkits * Closing the Gap: Integrating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence Experiencing Homelessness - A Toolkit for Transitional Housing Programs - The National Center on Family Homelessness. (2013). Social Services * PEACH...
Medicine is where hope is alive and well in America. During the past fifty years, due to rapid advances in microbiology, many persons who once might have died prematurely, or suffered debilitating diseases or disorders, instead enjoy productive lives,...
By John F. Tomer, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Economics and Finance, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA "The purpose of this paper is to look more deeply into the earliest phase of child development, from birth to two or three years...
"The CDC states about 4,600 people age 10 to 24 commit suicide each year, making it the third leading cause of death nationwide. "There is a variety of research showing a relationship between suicide and bullying, including a 2008 Yale studying...
"In an Aug. 16 opinion drawing attention in legal circles, U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett described "a deeply disturbing, yet often replayed, shocking, dirty little secret of federal sentencing: the stunningly arbitrary application" of sentencing...
"Australian-first research by QUT has found toddlers who are taught self-control go on to become nicer six year olds. "And the best news is, even the most terrible two year olds can benefit from this coaching. "The temperament your very young child...
"What California is rolling out, and continues to tweak now, is its Assembly Bill 12, signed in 2010, which extends foster care up to age 21. It’s meant to give young people time to work on things like finding a job, applying for school and...
"Carter was originally reluctant to seek help for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to an Pentagon account of his service. " Carter now advocates for fellow soldiers and veterans who are suffering from PTSD. He urged those listening to help...
"Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce their own levels of stress and prevent burnout, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman...
"Dr. Shroff says soldiers are returning from the battlefield suffering flashbacks, or reliving the trauma over and over. Spouses may notice the soldiers tend to isolate themselves, shy away from family events, and have trouble sleeping. Anxiety will...