There is a growing movement of health care providers prescribing social activities and community engagement to patients, not just pills. By Leif Hass, Greater Good Magazine, Image: screenshot from article , January 15, 2025 As a hospital-based physician, I almost always treat people with serious chronic health conditions. As a consequence of these conditions, they lose not just energy but also connection to much of what makes them feel alive. Such was the case with Mr. T., a 67-year-old man...
Palisades Charter Elementary School was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images By Anna North, Vox, Image: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images , January 16, 2025 Kids lose so much when a disaster strikes. Too many have lost family members to the wildfires that have raged across Los Angeles in recent days. They’ve lost homes. They’ve lost the sense of security and predictability that so many kids depend on. And, to add insult to injury,...
Helping kids navigate the fear and uncertainty of wildfires. By Ken Druck, Psychology Today, Image: Unsplash on Crowdstack tool , January 10, 2025 Years ago, many of my friends and neighbors were under siege by 70-mile-per-hour Santa Ana winds and wildfires, decimating their homes and obliterating their sense of safety and security. Terrifying reports and pictures of people running for their lives, burned-out homes, and tearfully devastated families who had lost everything flooded the media...
By Taylar Dawn Stagner, Grist, Illustration: Sachi Kitajima Mulkey /Grist , December 23, 2024 The crowd sways like starlings in murmuration as we wait for the show to start. The relaxed vibe belies the pandemonium about to be unleashed. Metal concerts are like that. To an outsider, they appear violent, and they can be, but to fans like me they are a place of solace. I’ve been attending concerts since I was a teenager; the first was in a dusty parking lot and I never looked back. At the time,...
Baker County, Oregon, is one of many rural places in states that protect abortion rights where access to prenatal and birthing care is considered by locals to be a more urgent medical need than expanded access to abortion. But the new abortion bans affect these places, too. With abortion now illegal in nearby Idaho, access to pregnancy care in cases in which termination may be medically necessary has also been diminished for residents of Baker County. (Lillian Mongeau Hughes for KFF Health...
Systems for Action: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism is seeking community-led pilot studies to produce new, actionable evidence about how to help medical, social, and public health systems work together to address forms of systemic racism. Application Deadline, June 04, 2025 12:00 p.m. PT Introduction & Purpose The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is committed to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and paving the way together to a future...
New research shows how platforms like YouTube and Snapchat amplify body dissatisfaction among youth, with sociodemographic factors adding to the challenge—highlighting the need for targeted global solutions. By Hugo Francisco de Souza, News Medical & Life Sciences, Image: Kaspars Grinvalds / Shutterstock , January 12, 2025 In a recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics , researchers investigated the prevalence of body weight dissatisfaction among...
By The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Human Rights for Kids, Image: screenshot from website , December 10, 2024 Summary This report details the results of a study on the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and childhood trauma among people incarcerated in Maryland state prisons for crimes they committed as children. While the number of children detained in the juvenile justice system has sharply declined over the past two decades, this promising trend leaves out a troubling fact:...
Abby Rafeek, a 14-year-old high school student from Gardena, California, says decision-makers aren’t doing enough to address climate change. “I think if we figure out how to live on Mars and explore the deep sea, we could definitely figure out how to live here in a healthy environment,” she says. (Jenna Schoenefeld for KFF Health News) By Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Family Foundation Health News, Image: Jenna Schoenfeld for KFF Health News , January 9, 2025 We’ve all read the stories and seen...
By Emily Wright, Emily C. Dore, Karestan C. Koenen, et al., JAMA Network Open, Image: Unsplash in Crowdstack tool , January 15, 2025 Introduction Prior literature suggests mental health issues in the United States have not only increased population-wide in recent decades but also accumulated unevenly and unjustly across social groups. 1 - 3 However, few studies have leveraged multiple national surveys to strengthen understanding of the changing burden of poor mental health and differences...
I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free HarperCollins Publishers By Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, Image: screenshot from article , January 14, 2025 In I am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free , Lee Hawkins examines his family’s legacy of trauma and bold resilience as a result of enslavement. He draws on historical data, oral history interviews, genetic testing, and genealogical research to tell a powerful story that has led to healing despite...
By Ian C. Fisher, Brandon Nichter, Benjamin Trachik, et al., Psychiatrist.com, Image: Unsplash , January 14, 2025 Abstract Objective: US military veterans are at elevated risk for suicide. High levels of suicide-specific cognitions, an indicator of chronic suicide risk, have been found to predict suicidal behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine data from a large, nationally representative sample of US veterans to determine the prevalence and correlates of high chronic suicide...
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Image: Unsplash , January 14, 2025 Introduction: The original ask was specifically: “Department of Health and Human Services consider drafting a literature review of the effect that trauma has on students (including but also beyond research related to active shooter drills).” HHS colleagues who met to discuss this ask confirmed that a review of the literature on overall trauma and stress in school-aged children is not helpful to the purpose...
Research suggests that an increased risk of obesity for those who have early traumatic experiences can be reduced through positive experiences. Photo: 123RF By Ladan Hashemi (The Conversation), Radio New Zealand (RNZ), Photo: from article , January 14, 2025 Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives have a higher risk of obesity. But as our new research shows, this risk can be reduced through positive experiences. Childhood traumatic experiences are alarmingly common. Our...
“Daruma of Resilience II” by Kristine Aono is a wall installation depicting Daruma, a Buddhist monk and symbol of resilience in the face of adversity. Visitors are encouraged to write out wishes on sticky notes to attach next to the piece. It’s part of the exhibit “Resilience — A Sansei Sense of Legacy” at the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie through June. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times By Erica Thompson, Chicago Sun*Times, December 28, 2024 Forty years after World War II, the U.S. government...
By Paul Horn, Inside Climate News, Graphics: Paul Horn/Inside Climate News , December 29, 2024 Telling the story of our lives—climate change—takes a lot of words. But sometimes, a graphic is what makes things click. Whoever coined the adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” was likely not referring to a chart, a locator map or an infographic, but in many cases that’s exactly their value to the reader. I created or edited nearly 350 of them for Inside Climate News in 2024, including...
Vanessa Saba, special to ProPublica. Source image: Dana Neely/Getty Images. By Kavitha Surana, Mariam Elba, Cassandra Jaramillo, Robin Fields and Ziva Branstetter This story was originally published by ProPublica . ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox . Series: Life of the Mother: How Abortion Bans Lead to Preventable Deaths More in this series In states with abortion bans,...
A person does skateboard tricks in Los Angeles. A new study says “disconnected youth” are being left behind. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Reuters By Felicia Mello, Cal Matters, May 13, 2024 A new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California finds the state’s economy is leaving a significant share of young people behind . More than 1 in 10 Californians between the ages of 16 and 24 were not in school, working, or looking for a job in 2022, the Institute found. That’s lower...
Erica Taylor, with four of the seven grandchildren she has been taking care of since her daughter was shot by her ex-partner in 2017, paralyzing her. All of the children witnessed the shooting. Photo: John Gray, Verite News By Michele Cohen Marill, MindSiteNews, December 23, 2024 This is the first part of Forgotten Children , a series on the tragic and underreported problem of childhood grief – and efforts to address it. Parental death has been rising in the U.S. due to COVID-19, the...
Custom-designed "birdhouse” structures with slides and climbing areas at the Anna C. Verna Playground. Photographer: Caroline Gutman/Bloomberg By Alexandra Lange, Bloomberg, Photographer: Caroline Gutman/Bloomberg , April 27, 2024 A swing can be the simplest thing: two chains attached to a board, a rope knotted through a disc, a chair suspended from above. Swings appear on ancient Greek vases as instruments of leisure, and in eighteenth century Thailand as vehicles for competition. That’s...
By Andrea Bonior, Psychology Today, Image: Unsplash , December 26, 2024 Chronic pain is a condition with immense emotional impacts and one that can be brutal for its sufferers—affecting quality of life, mood, relationships, and work. Its psychological effects are well-documented. In a recent study by UCLA Health and the US Veterans Affairs Office and published in JAMA Network Open, however, the reverse direction is explored. This study took a look at the impact of emotions and stress on...
By Amaka Watson, Defender, Image: screenshot from article , December 21, 2024 Starting December 26, the seven-night celebration of Kwanzaa begins. This African-American and Pan-African holiday is celebrated by millions worldwide with the goal to strengthen the values of African heritage and reinforce community among African-Americans. If you are unfamiliar with this holiday tradition, here is what you need to know about Kwanzaa: Who created Kwanzaa? Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and...
Tatiana Alabsi and her 11-year-old son, Sami, walk through San Francisco’s Tenderloin to the police station, where they take a karate class. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle By Maggie Angst, San Francisco Chronicle, December 27, 2024 Walking through San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, Tatiana Alabsi and her 11-year-old son, Sami, often must navigate tents, people in drug-induced stupors, and groups congregating over stolen goods or drugs. For Alabsi’s family, who immigrated from Yemen to...
By Cleanthis Michael, Arianna M. Gard, Scott Tillem, et al, JAMA Pediatrics, Image: from Unsplash , October 28, 2024 Key Points Question Are there sensitive periods when parenting during childhood is associated with functional brain architecture during adolescence and, in turn, mental health during early adulthood? Findings This longitudinal cohort study of 173 youths demonstrated that associations between harsh parenting and brain architecture were widespread in early childhood, but...
By Cherry Y.E.W. Yamane, Jordyn Pourier, LaShai Jake, and Deana Around Him, Child Trends, Image: from article , December 3, 2024 Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) are the Indigenous People of the Hawaiian Islands. Their connections to the ‘āina (land) and moana (ocean) are deeply spiritual: ‘āina and moana are considered both ancestors—linked directly to Native Hawaiians through their genealogy and creation stories, and serving as a healer—and the foundation of Native Hawaiian identity and...
Editorial: From mom’s diet to child’s big brain: in search of brain-optimal pregnancy diets . Image Credit: Saulich Elena / Shutterstock By Priyanjana Pramanik, Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, NEWS Medical & Life Sciences, In a recent editorial published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , researchers assessed how maternal prenatal diet quality affects brain structure and the intelligence quotient (IQ) of children between 10 and 14 years of age. Their findings indicate that...
Nationwide, Native students miss school far more frequently than their peers, but not at Watonga High School shown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Watonga, Oklahoma. Credit: Nick Oxford / AP Photo By Felix Clary, EdSource, December 3, 2024 As the Watonga school system’s Indian education director, Hollie Youngbear works to help Native American students succeed in the Oklahoma district — a job that begins with getting them to school. She makes sure students have clothes and school supplies. She...
By The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Image: screenshot from article , September 12, 2024 Community-based programs are critical to the communities they serve. Often led by peers from the same cultural background, they provide accessible services to youth, especially children of color. This shared connection fosters trust, enables tailored approaches and ensures programs effectively meet needs. Unfortunately, too many of these...
By Yanyan Sun, Shifang Qu, Zhiyao Li, et. al., Nature, Image: from Unsplash on Crowdstack ,November 29, 2024 Abstract Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) may have an impact on cognitive disability through multiple pathways. Frequent Mental Distress (FMD) could result in cognitive disability through different aspects, but the potential mediating role of FMD in the associations remained unclear. So we aimed to investigate not only the association between self-reported ACEs and cognitive...
By Devi Shastri, Associated Press, Image: screenshot from site , November 29, 2024 The Aurora Health Care Mobile Medical Clinic team waited patiently at a table in the main hallway of the Milwaukee Public Library’s sprawling downtown branch, a blood pressure cuff and mental health questionnaire at the ready as they called out to patrons who paused: “Do you have any questions about your health?” On this Tuesday afternoon, one man did. His joints were bothering him, he told Carolyn McCarthy,...
By Chris Tompins, LGBTQ Nation, Image: screenshot from site , December 1, 2024 The following is an excerpt from “Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent’s Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground” by Chris Tompkins We cannot fully address the increase in anti-LGBTQ legislation, queerphobia, bullying, shame, and their effects without exploring trauma. When we think of trauma, most of us think of a rape, murder, death, catastrophic event, or natural disaster. And while these are unequivocally...
Chloe is the director of The Taste of Mango (Picture: Alice Aedy) By Chloe Abrams, METRO, December 1, 2024 *Content warning* As a teenager, I felt trapped by my mum’s rules. Boyfriends were forbidden. She rarely let me go out alone. And I was never allowed to go for sleepovers. I was 14 when I finally convinced her to let me stay at a friend’s house, but in the middle of the night she had to come and pick me up. I pretended I was homesick to hide my real reason for not being able to sleep –...
Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios By Erica Pandey, Axios, November 29, 2024 Long-form entertainment is out and snack-sized media is in for the next generation of kids, teens and young adults. Why it matters: Smartphones, social media and constant internet access have changed the way we think — and that’s eroding young people’s willingness to focus. "Boredom comes much easier now," says Bonnie Nagel, a behavioral neuroscientist at Oregon Health & Science University. Driving the news: English...
PACEs Connection is an anti-racist organization committed to the pursuit of social justice. In this resource center section, we have curated dozens of resources dedicated to anti-racism. Please join us in intentionally embracing and uplifting people who have historically not had a seat at the table. Together we can create a Path to a Just Society . Anti-racism resources are organized into the following categories: Articles and Guides Individual and Interpersonal Anti-Racist Work...
A five-year-old boy holds up his cat amidst the wreckage of his home in Gaza. | UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour By United Nations News, UN News, October 31, 2023 UN relief chief Martin Griffiths, who has been visiting Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, spoke to families in Gaza over the phone from east Jerusalem on Tuesday and said that what they have endured since the start of Israel’s retaliation for Hamas’ deadly 7 October attacks is “beyond devastating”. “ When an eight-year-old tells...
A girl tries to collect usable belongings amid the wreckage of vehicles after the explosion at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images By Linah Mohammad, National Public Radio (NPR), October 19, 2023 When Fidaa Al-Araj received the pre-recorded message last week telling her to evacuate her home because the area was about to be bombed, she first thought of her children. To her surprise, they had actually beaten her to the street. The day before, an Israeli...
Debris and water damaged furniture on the side of a road in Planada on Feb. 8, 2023. The town was hit by flooding in January after heavy rainstorms rolled through the area. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/Catchlight Local By Nicole Foy, CalMatters, June 15, 2023 [ Ed note: This is my hometown ] How do you put a price tag on a disaster? Researchers at the University of California, Merced attempted to do just that for a small farmworker town in the northern San Joaquin Valley still...
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