"A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry this month found that mindfulness programs could reduce stress and lessen symptoms of depression among secondary school students, as well as increase well-being. Researchers at the University of...
"At least two million children in the U.S. have at least one parent in prison, a situation now recognized as an adverse childhood experience , which can put children at risk for poor mental and physical health, due in part to isolation and a lack of...
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"A review of family violence deaths has found a strong link between partner violence and child abuse. "The Family Violence Death Review Committee analysed 72 deaths between 2009 and 2010 and found they were all preventable. "Chair Julie Tolmie says...
"The Howard University School of Social Work has received a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to evaluate the effectiveness of racial equality standards in countering the overrepresentation of African Americans in child welfare systems.......
"A second-grade teacher at a private school in San Diego and the mother of four children, Carie lost her job because school officials feared her ex-husband's menacing behavior was too much of a risk, putting students and other staff in danger. Her own...
"Franciscan Health sponsored a forum held on June 3 at Key Peninsula Middle School for youth exposed to trauma. Jody McVittie, MD, presented a program for teachers, administrators, parents, and others to help them understand and intervene with...
"Officials say parents are arrested leaving their children behind everyday. So we wanted to talk to officials about what policies or procedures are in place to better protect kids. A recent tragedy left a mother and family without their baby girl....
Abstract Background In the Netherlands, screening for child maltreatment is mandatory in all emergency departments but it is unclear which screening methods are being used. As a first step towards implementation of a universal screening method...
Abstract Objectives: Our aim is to critique Australian child maltreatment policy, outline abuse trends and provide data on family risk...
"A member of the American Psychoanalytic Association posted the following on an internal email list, and I am reproducing it with permission. It captures the kind of circular reasoning behind the current paradigm of psychiatry as represented by DSM 5....
http://youtu.be/CE84O9LK2A8 TED x with Jeffrey Bradach
http://youtu.be/14LkAnKAsa4 Community program, "Help Increase the Peace Workshop" created in collaboration with the Alternatives to Violence organization.
In the first of three articles for the Huffington Post , Jane Ellen Stevens talks about one of the biggest public health studies you’ve never heard of. Dr. Felitti ran an incredibly successful preventative health program, but one of the...