Artist: Loretta Gonzalez, Heart ache When we read about sexual abuse and assault incidents in the news, what is often missing is information about the long-term impact of those experiences, particularly trauma. A new global study...
A group of parents is suing a boot camp-style private school, along with the state of Wisconsin, over the alleged abuse of children in its care. A group of parents is suing a boot camp-style private school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, claiming the...
Evelyn Powell is 68 years old and extraordinarily sick. “I have emphysema. I’ve got arrhythmic heart failure, got asthma,” says Powell, who runs a rooming house in Portland, Oregon. “I was in and out of the hospital all...
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Brimley is the kind of small town where the students of the month in the elementary school get full-page write-ups in the local newspaper. There's an Indian reservation just up the road, a couple bars, a gas...
Kids need to play because that's how they learn. What's a childhood without running around, playing games, and being curious about the world? Can't stop running. Also, puppies! But in conflict areas, that can be impossible for a kid. Instead of...
Ramone is in his mid-20s and with his family emigrated to the UK around 10 years ago from eastern Europe. He developed a severe mental illness that requires long-term care, but is not eligible for treatment. This means that when he becomes...
Consider for a moment the vision of an Indian-American governor of South Carolina, flanked by a black senator whom she appointed and an eleventh-term black congressman, and uttering the words “the flag of our country and our state will...
After Virginia Tech, people arguing for gun control said that the worst of it was that it would happen again, and after Aurora they said that it would happen again, and then after Newtown they said the same thing. Now, after Charleston,...
I was moved today when Dee Wilson (from Knowledge Management) delivered the Casey Foundations 8 month report and recommendations for Hennepin County child protection at the County Commissioners briefing at the courthouse (listen to it...
With temperatures hovering around 85 degrees at midday last Friday, young people worked outside at national park sites in the nation’s capital, pulling invasive weeds in Rock Creek Park and staking trees on Daingerfield Island. Gracie...
I work with children who have parents in prison and with parents who are serving time. Much of my work focuses on effective parenting and child abuse prevention. When we reduce the occurrences of child abuse, we also help prevent violence by...
Data is the lifeblood of state government. It's the crucial commodity that's necessary to manage projects, avoid fraud, assess program performance, keep the books in balance and deliver services efficiently. But even as the trend toward greater...
A little over a week ago, a 23-year-old construction worker in the Bronx named Jeff Rivera got in an argument with his wife, from whom he is separated. During the argument, he struck her door, pushing in the screen. Rivera was arrested and...
When I started dating a blue-eyed boy last summer I felt it only fair to warn him: “It’s all trauma, all the time with me.” He laughed. “I’m serious though,” I said. “I’m a grown-ass...
By Michael Alison Chandler June 24 at 6:16 PM Children in the District are disproportionately exposed to traumatic experiences, including poverty, homelessness and gun violence, that affect their ability to learn, a new report...