When her abusive husband left for work last fall, she grabbed her kids, her dog and her bags, only to run up against a heart-wrenching obstacle: None of the city's more than 50 domestic violence shelters would accept the pet. "Should I still leave?"...
Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus & First Focus Campaign for Children wrote this excellent essay about the Miami Herald's investigative series into the deaths of 477 children who were part of Florida's child welfare system. The Miami Herald series entitled "Innocents Lost" deserves a Pulitzer Prize for its investigation into 477 deaths of children that were a part of the child welfare system in the State of Florida over the past six years. More than 70...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously bolstered the federal law that bars those convicted of domestic violence from possessing a firearm. The court gave a wide interpretation of the law’s requirement of “physical force.” The...
...The shift away from solitary and toward a more rehabilitation-oriented juvenile justice system in West Virginia came as a result of court orders and agreements between the plaintiffs and DJS. What happened in West Virginia – a dramatic shift...
Domestic violence statistics are sobering. The issue is often hidden from view, but it is a health care problem with a very visible financial impact— costs to society run in the billions of dollars every year , according to the Centers for...
KEY POINTS Adults who are members of two or more disadvantaged groups — a cultural or racial minority; a woman; gay, lesbian or transgender; or obese — report experiencing more forms of discrimination than singly disadvantaged or...
...Dr. Lance Dodes, a recently retired professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, estimates about 5 million individuals attend one or more meetings in a given year. Indeed the 12-step empire is vast, but Dodes thinks it’s an empire built...
A large proportion of teenage boys and college men report having been coerced into sex or sexual behavior, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. A total of 43 percent of high school boys and young college men...
Tucked in the corner of a grimy East Hollywood strip mall is a shining hope of public education. Or so U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday in an event that showcased a comprehensive program to boost academic achievement by supporting...
Having difficulty getting pregnant can be an incredibly stressful experience for any couple. Now, for the first time, researchers have data that suggests preconception stress might play a role in infertility. Extending and corroborating their earlier...
An elevated frequency of admissions for acute myocardial infarction was sustained for up to 6 years after Hurricane Katrina blew through New Orleans, possibly because of the stress of rebuilding, a single-center study showed. In the 2 years before the...
Homeless youth may not know it, but they face dozens of legal questions. Can police pick them up for running away? What public benefits, like food and health care assistance, do they qualify for? What college financial aid can they apply for? How can...
You could tell the police sergeants in blue from the lieutenants and chiefs in their white-shirted uniforms. But 11 were there, including Dean Esserman the New Haven Chief of Police, representing their respective precincts for the weekly meeting with...
Pediatricians often recommend some mental health counseling for children who have behavior problems like defiance and tantrums. But counseling can be hard to find. Children are much more likely to get help if the counselor is right there in the...