March 2023

Mental health recovery concept as old trees recovering as a neurology or psychology and psychiatry cure metaphor with 3D illustration elements on a white background. GETTY By Nancy Doyle, Forbes, March 19, 2023 This week has been Neurodiversity Celebration Week , the event started in 2018 by Autistic Advocate Siena Castellon to raise awareness in schools, which has now gone global with events all across the world, in work as well has education, powered by the team at Lexxic . The project...

Kehinde Wiley at “An Archaeology of Silence” at the de Young Museum in San Francisco with his monumental 2022 painting, “Femme piquée par un serpent (Mamadou Gueye).” Works were made in response to the killings of Black men and women — “bodies chopped down,” the artist said. This one nods to an 1847 sculpture “Woman Bitten by a Serpent” by Auguste Clésinger.Credit...Ian C. Bates for The New York Times By Dionne Searcey, The New York Times, March 16, 2023 When Kehinde Wiley’s exhibition, “An...

By Rebecca Myers, Photo: Julia Larson/Pixels, Healthnews, March 18, 2023 Biohacking is a hot and lucrative topic. A quick internet search of biohacking brings an overwhelming number of results, many being products for sale. Be careful when searching for biohacking tips on the internet, and beware of hoaxes and scams . Are you interested in trying some biohacking techniques? Hacks that are simple, effective, and backed by science are easy to try for free. Learning to build better biological...

Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on Wednesday. U.S. abortion opponents are hoping to get a national ban on a widely used abortion pill through their lawsuit against the FDA. Moises Avila/AFP via Getty Images By Bill Chappell and Sarah McCammon, National Public Radio (NPR), March 15, 2023 Was the FDA wrong to approve a drug that's used in nearly all medication abortions in the U.S. — and should the drug,...

Interactive, creative play is an important aspect of early development. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/Shutterstock.com By Jen Neitzel and Ebonyse Mead, Research Features, March 13, 2023 In recent years we have witnessed debates that all children, regardless of their background, should be entitled to equal opportunities in education, and that early educators have a responsibility to encourage this. The message that educators must be critical of their received opinions and reflective of their practice...

Young children in a classroom leased by Head Start at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Md. (Maansi Srivastava for The Washington Post) By the Editorial Board, The Washington Post, March 14, 2023 There’s nothing like a good match, and a partnership announced this week between the National Head Start Association and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to put more Head Start facilities on community college campuses sets up a perfect couple. Just look at the numbers to...

Good evening everyone: I have recently published my third book. This one is a novel but still trauma related as the two non fiction books were. Incase anyone is interested, it is on Amazon and I am adding the link. Thanks and be well. Susan Pollard https://www.amazon.com/Cry-Children-Novel/dp/B0BW3HQXXQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PQG3VV2TW9O9&keywords=susan+pollard&qid=1679179384&s=books&sprefix=susan+pollard%2Cstripbooks%2C199&sr=1-1

Mayor Karen Bass, left, chats with Jawonna Smith, 33, who had been living in a tent on a sidewalk behind the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. She was moved indoors as part of the Inside Safe program.(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2023 Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Wednesday that she expects the city will have housed more than 4,000 homeless Angelenos by the time she reaches her 100th day in office. Bass, appearing with her team at a...

By Jennifer Sherer and Nina Mist, Image: Screenshot from article, Economic Policy Institute, March 14, 2023 What this report finds: States across the country are attempting to weaken child labor protections, just as violations of these standards are rising. This report identifies bills weakening child labor standards in 10 states that have been introduced or passed in the past two years alone. It provides background on child labor standards and the coordinated push to weaken them, discusses...

Gov. Tim Walz signs an executive order protecting trans youth from around the country seeking gender-affirming care. Behind Walz in a pink jacket is Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL), who has introduced legislation on the matter. By Farrah Mina, The Imprint, March 8, 2023 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) signed an executive order today making his state a refuge for trans youth from across the country who require gender-affirming health care. The order directs state agencies to protect transgender people,...

Because of a collaboration with Columbia University and UW-Madison, we have answers to these questions. By Peter Peter Pecora, Casey Family Programs, March 17, 2023 - Overview The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently released a “ roadmap ” to reduce child poverty by as much as half through the implementation of a series of social policy packages. The aim of this study was to simulate the reductions in Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement and foster care placements that are...

A bed in the neonatal intensive care unit at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Far more American women deliver their babies prematurely than any other Western country, leading to maternal and infant deaths, billions of dollars of intensive care, and lifelong disabilities for the children who survive. (DIANA DWYER/BROWARD HEALTH) By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News (KHN), March 16, 2023 Tamara Etienne’s second pregnancy was freighted with risk and worry from its earliest days —...