The United Kingdom is currently fighting a war in which thousands of British people die needlessly each year. Deaths that the government, the media and the general population are guilty of turning a blind eye to. This isn’t a small war...
Black women in New York City died 12 times as often as white women during pregnancy, labor or from complications of labor during the years 2006 to 2010, finds a newly available report by city health authorities. That disparity is much wider...
Sitting in the back of the classroom, right cheek pressed to a desk and tears drying on her chin, Mya squeezes a stress ball and smells a stick of lavender while I talk about units of measurement. "Mr. Cipriani," Jose whispers as I pass his...
Many commentators have pointed to disturbances in Ferguson and elsewhere over the past year as proof that economic inequality leads to tensions and even violence. But new research out from Yale University suggests that...
The school’s trial lawyer said the 13-year-old victim, who was abused by her math teacher, was partially ‘responsible’ for engaging in ‘consensual sex.’ He curated his victim for three months, messaging about rote...
Objectives. We investigated the links between homelessness associated with serious mental and physical healthy disparities and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in nationally representative data, with Axis I and II disorders as potential...
If you’re looking to make some money, try locking up toddlers. One for-profit prison company has found that incarcerating infants, toddlers, children, and mothers—as long as they’re undocumented immigrants —is a...
Doctors should screen teenagers for major depression, a federal advisory group said Monday, but only if their young patients have access to mental health professionals who can diagnose them, provide treatment and monitor their progress....
With the rate of stillbirths now topping that of infants who die before their first birthdays, employers and society must become more empathetic to families grieving the death of a baby through stillbirth or miscarriage, says a Baylor...
Researchers from Harvard Business School in Boston, MA, and Stanford University, CA, publish their findings in the journalBehavioral Science & Policy Association. Earlier this year, a Spotlight fromMedical News Todayrevealed some of the surprising implications stress can have for health , including increased risk of heart disease , diabetes and Alzheimer's disease . Perhaps unsurprisingly, this year's "Stress in America" survey from the American...
In the 35 years since the American Psychiatric Association added post-traumatic stress disorder to its definitive Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, PTSD has become a part of our national conversation — originally...
On Tuesday, The New York Times joined other outlets in addressing a recent spike in homicides in a number of U.S. cities, and in so doing entertained suggestions that Black Lives Matter might be to blame. "Law enforcement...
Sam knew he was out of second chances when he checked into the clinic. He had already graduated from four 30-day inpatient programs, and every time he swore he’d never go back. Every time, the need for drugs outweighed his good...
A few years ago, my dad apologized for being distracted throughout my childhood. "I'm deeply sorry for that," he wrote. "I hope you always knew how much I loved you." My dad didn't go into detail about what he was sorry for... He didn't need...
“Oh, you’re Mia,” the camper from the other bunk said. “You’re the one who’s adopted and has two moms.” The comment wasn’t intended to be mean — at least Mia didn’t think it was...