"Franciscan Health sponsored a forum held on June 3 at Key Peninsula Middle School for youth exposed to trauma. Jody McVittie, MD, presented a program for teachers, administrators, parents, and others to help them understand and intervene with...
"Kudos to the FBI and its partners for bringing needed attention to the neglected problem of juveniles engaged in prostitution. On Monday, they announced the results of Operation Cross Country, a coordinated multi-agency campaign in which 150 alleged...
Abstract Objectives: The purpose of the study was to explore whether and how loneliness in adults was influenced by life events and experiences in early and later stages in life. Applying a life-course and gender perspective, the current study...
"A child sex abuse arrest leads to animal abuse charges. "When State Police went to arrest 23-year-old Robert DeCarr of Gainesville, Wyoming County, they noticed three emaciated and diseased puppies and one deceased one on the porch of his...
You'd expect bullies to grow up to get in trouble with the law. But children who are consistently bullied also are more likely to run afoul of the law as adults, including being arrested and jailed....
"Nearly one in eight children (12 percent) have had three or more negative life experiences associated with levels of stress that can harm their health and development.... "This indicator uses a list of nine adverse experiences, developed for the...
"For example, Ms. Christopherson of Banner Health says the system has conducted rigorous strategic planning to make sure the costs of their School-Based Health Centers don't cripple the finances of the organization while still serving the target...
"Data suggests the US is experiencing an epidemic of crippling mental illness. We may have only ourselves to blame.... "Severe, disabling mental illness has dramatically increased in the Untied States. Marcia Angell, in her 2011 New York Review...
"About one in three American youths age 14-20 say they've been of victims of dating violence and almost one in three acknowledge they've committed violence toward a date, according to new research presented at the American Psychological Association's...
"Where is our role in this? As with all things, the first questions we can ask ourselves are, "What part do I play in the existence of this issue in our school culture?" "How can I begin to change the way our school culture perpetuates this...
"Help your teenager stay engaged in school and he or she will be less likely to drop out. That's the conclusion of a new longitudinal study that found that teens who were less engaged in school tended to engage in more delinquency and substance use...
"There's a new counselor, of sorts, on board at Child Protect in Montgomery. The children's advocacy center was recently able to add an extra helping hand to assist child abuse victims--and that help comes in furry form. Their new employee...
"This legacy is being handed down. Researchers at Washington State University looking at the Spokane school system found that 12 percent of students in grades K-6 already have three or more ACEs. ACEs included abuse or neglect, living in a home with...
"The burden of improved conditions in state prisons may be borne by welfare recipients, according to new research from Rice University and Louisiana State University.... "The study, "Intended and Unintended Consequences of Prison Reform" published...