"America is a country where all of us should be able to pursue our own measure of happiness and live free from fear. But for the millions of children who have experienced abuse or neglect, it is a promise that goes tragically unfulfilled. National...
"The Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota is a serene environment in which children are examined and interviewed following instances of maltreatment and abuse. We talk with the executive director to get an idea of what the center does, and how...
"Child sex trafficking is something we normally think of happening in other countries, not here in our own backyard. But it is a problem here. Patty Fleischmann, president of the newly-formed nonprofit StolenYouth, explains the danger that exists for...
"Matthew Sheard’s distinguished family lineage flows from an early Toronto mayor to one of the city’s first medical officers of health to contemporaries who include a respected physician brother and a cousin who sat on the bench of...
"The Texas Department of Family Protective Services launched a website to help adults learn more about child abuse and neglect and what they can do to get help if these cases occur. The website, www.helpandhope.org , aims to get help...
"Sinatra center helping more children find freedom from the cycle of harm.... "The center, a nonprofit that provides counseling for victims of child abuse of every type, was founded by Barbara Sinatra more than 25 years ago. Since then, it has seen...
"Parent behavior training is an effective and well-studied intervention for preschoolers at risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new review shows...."...
"A $400,000 grant awarded last year allowed the non-profit to develop The Healing Path to give children and their parents the tools they need to cope with current and past traumas. OHU just started to put the organization’s first-of-its-kind...
"He is seeking a fresh review of the cases by an expert who wants to help change the way America’s child-welfare systems evaluate and treat traumatized children. Dr. Bruce Perry said current approaches often fail because they don’t...
"Nevertheless, there are steps society can take to help the victims of domestic violence. One bill being considered by the General Assembly this year, sponsored by Washington County Republican Sen. Christopher B. Shank, would allow judges to issue...
"The 2011 Legislature requested an interim study of ways to reduce childhood trauma and its long-term effect on children. The report emphasizes research that the human brain, which grows to 85 percent of its adult size by the time a...
"We in the Orthodox Jewish community claim to value children deeply. We want to have children, and we pressure our own children to get married and have children, and yet, when it comes to really ensuring those children’s utmost ...
“ People don't want to think about it. They put their heads in the sand,” Levine said. “We’re trying to keep the conversation going and get rid of the stigma of talking about child abuse.” Part of Levine’s refusal...
"Children with lower levels of daytime physical activity (PA) have higher hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis activity in response to psychosocial stress, suggesting that PA may help children cope with stressful situations, according to...
"Traumatic events in childhood can lead to lifelong problems, a leading researcher and pediatrician told about 220 local mental-health professionals.... “The research is showing that it is more common than people think,” he said, adding it...