"Law enforcement agencies across the state of South Carolina are linking drug use and domestic violence with animal cruelty. "On Wednesday, more than 19 law enforcement agencies across South Carolina attended a conference to be educated on crimes...
"The alternative light source, like you’ve seen on crime shows to collect evidence, can now put domestic abusers behind bars–exposing injuries on their victim’s skin that many times can’t be seen.... “Their body is a...
"By focusing only on punishment, experts say we're putting more children at risk.... "I don’t believe in monsters, or the devil, or the concept of evil. Dehumanization is counterproductive: The guy who groomed me was just one of many millions of...
"When working with survivors of domestic or sexual assault who are challenging it is very important that we stand back and take a different point of view. Instead of talking about a person’s behaviors or symptoms that are getting in the...
"Assistant Head Teacher at Northgate Beverley Herridge said students at the school benefited greatly from having the rabbits and the responsibilities that come with cleaning and feeding them, which gave students a sense of purpose, achievement and...
"In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama made a historic commitment to young children, making it a priority to ensure that “none of our children start the race of life already behind.” Improving child care is an important...
"I've had kids say, 'Holy crap, this presentation made me realize I'm dealing with domestic violence,' in some way at home or in a teen dating relationship, and they're like, 'Can you help me get out of it?'" she said. "In two years, she has...
"May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.... "This year, the focus is on the importance of social connectedness in building resilience in young adults with mental health and substance use challenges between the ages of 16 and 24 years old...."...
"Between choked sobs and streaming tears, more than a dozen Native American families delivered testimony Wednesday in Rapid City about how their children were taken from them by South Dakota social workers.... "The Indian Child Welfare Act was enacted...
"Under the proposal, she said offenders who repeatedly breach domestic protection orders would be tracked 24 hours a day by a GPS monitoring system which is already used to monitor high-risk sex offenders. "Mrs Tolley [said]...she has asked the Department of Corrections to investigate extension of the GPS system as it has been shown to be effective. "The minister said it has been in place for about seven months and monitors about 40 people guilty of sex and violence offences...."...
Abstract Life Course Theory (LCT) is a framework that explains health and disease across populations and over time and in a powerful way, conceptualizes health and health disparities to guide improvements. It suggests a need to change priorities and...
"A Hamilton study that became the gold standard globally for measuring children’s mental health is being updated after 30 years and will once again be led by Hamilton experts.... "The Ontario Child Health Study was co-authored by the late Dr....
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/childinmind/2013/05/to_cdc_on_childrens_mental_hea_2.html
"This is a woman who has lost TWO sets of kids for beating & abusing them." https://www.change.org/petitio...-with-animal-cruelty The City of Edmonds Wa.: Demand that the City of Edmonds charges Rose Adams with Animal Cruelty