A few minutes spent filling out a widely accepted mental health assessment in a health care provider's waiting room could make a big difference for some teenagers suffering from depression, according to new study from a nursing researcher at The...
In a paper published in the latest issue of the neuroscience journal Neuron , McLean Hospital investigators report that a gene essential for normal brain development, and previously linked to Autism Spectrum Disorders, also plays a critical role in...
Teen children of heavy smokers are more likely to try cigarettes and to become heavy smokers themselves, a new study suggests. The researchers found that the more years a child was exposed to parental smoking, the greater the risk the child would...
Speaking during Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 12 May to Sunday 18 May), Dr Frank Keating, from the Department of Social Work at Royal Holloway, said: "Mental illness can have a devastating effect on people and their families, but sadly many men...
As states struggle to overcome the chokehold of the National Rifle Association on many issues of gun violence reform, there is one issue on which states have made great strides over the past few months — now that the NRA has changed its position...
In 2013 the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) fielded 3,195 reports of suspected child abuse. The agency chose not to investigate 1,456 cases, nearly half of all the reports it received that year. The numbers come from an April 2014...
I feel like Im at my wits end, says a mother about her two kids on the A&E reality TV show Beyond Scared Straight. Its a feeling many parents relate to before sending their kids to local scared straight programs. ...Dougherty County administers its own youth intervention program, which has been featured several times on the A&E show. Since its television debut, Hayes says the Sheriff's office has had an influx of calls...
John Lash, executive director of Georgia Conflict Center, wrote this op-ed for JJIE.org : ...Still, the case of a 9-year-old girl who, nearly a year ago, was detained by police in Portland, Ore., raises some serious questions about...
Local leaders are introducing a pilot program to tackle youth problems, like violence and obesity, from a different angle: the parents. Two pilot “parenting places,” Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Center, is set to use preventative...
An aggressive billboard campaign has taken root throughout Montana aimed at raising awareness of the need to improve the well-being of the state’s children. The campaign coincides with Montana ranking 28th in the nation for overall child...
A section regarding the use of adverse childhood experience questionnaires was watered down to just a study and report without any application of the questionnaires, which can be predictive of health complications later in life....
...I tried to stay sober, but I couldn't live completely clean. I was able to refrain from drug use, but I never stayed away from alcohol for long. I have memories of trying to disguise my pregnant stomach when entering liquor stores, only to return...
it is very hard for me to start this post. i am afraid no one will help me with what i need. i need some encouragement. i need to feel cared about by someone. valued. i dont need it from anyone in particular as much as i need it from people in...
James Encinas left Bastrop this morning: destination La Grange. He says he'll probably stay there a couple of days as it's supposed to storm tomorrow and Tuesday. This will give him time, he says, to post about his meeting with George Patrin, whom he...
Hi everyone, Just wanted to drop a line to let everyone know that my charity, Terra Firma Network, has just launched a website. Please feel free to go check it out, and give feedback where necessary. www.terrafirmanetwork.org Terra Firma Network is...