"They are plunged into darkness alone and with no one to talk to until the next morning. You don't need to be a psychologist to realise that this is very dangerous. "The very experience of prison is damaging to your mental health but imagine if you...
A number of people who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses and found not guilty by reason of insanity are suing the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals over their continued incarceration. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs...
The recent coverage of Starbucks' work-scheduling policies — the original New York Times story from Jodi Kantor, her followup article reporting that Starbucks had changed those policies as a result of the spotlight that had been shone on them,...
http://rwjf.ws/1tdQ9ph What needs to be done to break down the silos that exist between those working on community violence, domestic violence and parenting support? Who is doing innovative work in this area? Please share how...
In a new supplement to the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, experts address the state of the science on suicide prevention and provide useful recommendations for research to inform effective suicide prevention. Suicide...
More than five years into an economic recovery, with unemployment falling and the stock market at record highs, millions of Americans like Taormina still can't afford basic nutrition, according to a blockbuster study released Monday by the relief...
The 18 men who enrolled in the four-day workshop this summer were contemplating restorative justice through a novel lens: design. As consensus builds that traditional criminal justice models are failing to prevent recidivism, VanBuren and fellow...
A parent's frame of mind shapes a child's mind set, which in turn shapes that child's brain. If a parent is stressed and anxious, it's quite likely their child will be stressed and anxious as well. Unhealthy amounts of stress hormones will course...
A measure addressing the impact of trauma on children drew unanimous support from both the state Assembly and Senate this week. The resolution urged the state to support policies aimed at reducing children’s exposure to traumatic events...
The number of inmates with mild to severe mental illness has grown to 37,000 in California, about a quarter of the prison population. A series of lawsuits brought by inmates against the state over the last two decades has exposed a correctional...
As people with mental health crises overwhelm California’s hospitals, jails and homeless shelters, counties across the state are gradually embracing residential respite houses located in neighborhoods and staffed by peers — people who have...
It's almost 4 p.m., and police officers Ernest Stevens and Ned Bandoske have been driving around town in their unmarked black SUV since early this morning. The officers are part of San Antonio's mental health squad — a six-person unit that...
If you know that someone knows something that you also know, does that make you more likely to cooperate with them? A new study out of Harvard suggests the answer is yes. Social psychology has plenty of studies that examine altruism, but there...
Children who experience neglect, abuse and poverty have a tougher time as adults than do well-cared-for kids. Now there’s evidence that such stress can actually change the size of brain structures responsible for learning, memory and processing...
After years of arresting students for on-campus fights and damaging school property, Los Angeles school officials are adopting new policies to reduce the number of students who are disciplined in the juvenile court system. “There are...