Because April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, I thought I’d tell you a little about the work I do with Darkness to Light . Darkness to Light Stewards of Children is an organization dedicated to empowering people to...
ANNOUNCING: Call for Abstracts for Presentations & Posters at the Adverse Childhood Experiences Southeastern Summit 2015: Building Resilient, Interdisciplinary Workforces, Communities & Families on September 24-26th in Asheville, NC. Summit details and instructions on abstract submission : https://sys.mahec.net/ce/aces.aspx . Join keynotes Dr. Robert Anda who will present on where we are and where were going related to ACEs in the US and around...
Dr. Daniel J. Siegel is giving a webinar (live internet seminar) this Weds April 8 at 5 pm Eastern Time, repeated at 6:30 pm Eastern, to kick off NICABM’s invaluable 2015 "New Brain Series" of weekly webinars. Sign up to watch free...
The Department of Agriculture has come to the shocking conclusion that poor people should be able to eat healthy food. Today, the USDA announced that it’s awarding $31 million in grants to various programs, all aimed at different ways of...
New research finds that binge-drinking during adolescence can trigger brain changes that influence certain behaviors during adulthood. Using an animal model, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine showed that...
When I speak to business leaders in other states, one of the Texas accomplishments I like to brag about is the “smart on crime” approach that our state leaders have implemented in recent years. We’re saving money while keeping...
Chances are, if you’ve read a piece about mental health, you’ve seen the standard head-in-hands stock image. Now mental health charities want to change the imagery used for articles discussing mental illness for the better. Time to...
By David Shern and Andy Blanch In a recent New York Times Op-ed , T.M. Luhrmann expands on a recent paper by the British Psychological Association on redefining mental illness. She makes several important points about mental health...
Thank you all for looking at the introduction to my story. I'm sharing the first chapter here. Love to hear what you all think! Thanks again for reading. First thoughts “If you get the inside right the outside will fall...
[Photo by Images Money ] In this latest installment of our “ Dollars and Priorities ” series on federal financing of child welfare, our columnists dive into the “look back.” The look back refers to how the federal government reimburses states to pay for foster care through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. A state needs to establish that children in their care were removed from parents who earn less than the 1996 poverty standard – as codified in the Aid to Families with Dependent Child...
Screening for suicide risk is common to most suicide prevention efforts and clinical practices that aim to identify at-risk individuals. To reduce suicide’s burden, there are a number of research-supported screening and risk detection...
Having racked up multiple up absences and missed assignments, a high school sophomore showed up in his English class last year, hopeful for another chance. “Where have you been?” his teacher asked. “You...
VISALIA CHANGES COURSE California’s Visalia Unified School District used to suspend their students at an appalling clip. For instance, for the 2009-2010 school year—a time when other districts were getting pressure to improve their...
The first national survey of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder shows that nearly half of pre-schoolers are on medication for the condition, and more than a fifth were receiving neither of the recommended therapies. American...
Responding to a need after receiving a two-year, $3.5 million contract from the state of Missouri, Cornerstones of Care held a ribbon cutting and reception for the opening of a regional resource office in Maryville Wednesday that will help the...