One of the most persistent challenges for urban high schools is progressing kids toward graduation day. The schools in Baltimore, like in many cities in the U.S., struggle to get students out the door and into college. While dropout rates have...
Whenever Dewan Smith-Williams sees Janay Rice on television, she feels like she’s looking into a mirror. Smith-Williams, 44, remembers the denial, the secrecy, the sense of isolation, the shame. But most of all, she remembers the fear of ruining...
South Korea is notorious for having one of the world’s highest suicide rates. For years now, it has ranked consistently near the bottom in global happiness indices. Yet despite these glaring statistics, few if any South Koreans talk...
The real-life story of José Osuna -- like the character Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables -- gives credence to the idea that a second chance is sometimes all you need to turn your life around. A second...
Brandon Xavier was popular in school, healthy, cheerful, good-natured, got good grades and had a family that loved and supported him. His dream was to become a physical therapist. But on Feb. 9, 2013, Brandon took his own life in his home in...
As many of you know, I'm working toward a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins. This semester, I have been learning ALL about assessments and testing for counselors. I've spent the bulk of my time reviewing...
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In January 2011, wheelchair-bound Randal Dunklin, 55, was denied services at a mental health clinic in San Francisco. Outside the clinic, he grew upset and began vandalizing cars. He pulled out a knife, prompting police to arrive at the scene....
It has been nearly 20 years since a landmark education study found that by age 3, children from low-income families have heard 30 million fewer words than more affluent children, putting them at an educational disadvantage before they even...
Even though the inmate population at Rikers Island has fallen to its lowest level in decades, the amount of money spent to run New York City jails soared to a record $1.1 billion in 2014, according to a new report by the city comptroller. And...
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Andrea became severely depressed. She was 17 at the time and she didn’t fully understand what she was going through; she just felt like a failure. “I felt like I didn’t want to be...
Juvenile justice policy at the federal level is in a state of uncertainty right now. Advocates and practitioners, heartened by the introduction of the REDEEM Act this summer by bipartisan sponsors, have been anxiously awaiting a new effort to...
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) may be related to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the future, especially among women, according to research conducted at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...