"Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, it is a great pleasure to join my colleague Debbie Stabenow in honoring Starr Commonwealth on a century of distinguished service to children and families across Michigan. Fittingly, they will mark this milestone with a...
"Everywhere you look these days, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is in the news, and rightly so. While most of the articles and research focus on the people who have PTSD, it’s important to remember that it also affects their spouses, kids,...
"They served our country proud and fought for our freedom, but now many are paying a price they shouldn't have to pay. One in five veterans suffers with combat-related post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and struggles to reintegrate back into...
"The Albany police department held its mandatory reporter training Tuesday morning.... "Investigator Chanita Salyer says “the list now includes anyone that provides any type of child services to children which includes coaches of little leagues,...
"Some key education groups in Illinois are out to help stem child abuse. "The Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Education Association, the Illinois Federation of Teachers and the Illinois PTA will participate in the state’s...
"Broward Circuit Judge Susan Lebow keeps brownies and tissues in her chambers to soothe children who have had run-ins with the law, or young witnesses who have endured sexual assaults, abuse or other horrors. "And since July, she also has kept a...
" Controversial plans to replace thousands of full-time soldiers with reservists risks creating a new wave of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), campaigners warn today WED. Experts said Defence ...
"While Bartoli and colleagues conclude from their meta-analysis that PTSD confers a greater risk for metabolic syndrome, Schwenke and Siegel in their editorial suggest caution, explaining that it is not a simple relationship and many confounding...
BABY BITS are a program of Smile At Your Baby!, a charitable organization based in WA State. BABY BITS are designed for teen, young, new and soon-to-be parents and are intended to be basic parenting tips. BABY BITS are NOT designed to...
"Of the federal grant funding that FFIS tracks -- which include the grants most important to state governments -- about two-thirds are considered mandatory. "Howard says Medicaid is funded one quarter in advance, so that program will not face huge...
"Purple ribbons represent domestic violence across the United States. Here at the Houlton Barracks there are 11 purple ribbons on the front lawn, representing the 11 lives lost due to domestic violence in Maine, this year. "The Hope and Justice...
"Emotional, mental, and physical trauma during childhood are correlated with higher risk for many diseases that occur during adulthood, including coronary heart disease, depression, autoimmune disease, and drug addiction. The Adverse Childhood...
Abstract Informed by a largely secondary and quantitative literature, efforts to improve care and outcomes for complex patients with high levels of emergency and hospital-based health care utilization have offered mixed results. This qualitative study...
"Hundreds of thousands of Sussex primary school children are being taught how to stand up against child abuse in a new nationwide campaign. "The NSPCC will visit every primary school in the country by 2016 - including more than 600 in Sussex - to...