The numbers tell us three sobering facts about girls and juvenile justice. First, they tell us that the percentage of girls in the juvenile justice system has steadily increased over the decades, rising from 17 percent in 1980 to 29 percent in 2011....
Best of all, long time American news anchor and investigative journalist and winner of Emmy and Peabody awards Don Shelby is advising us on the project. The protection of all children, is to his mind, the responsibility of all adults - ...
Please share our open letter to Pope Francis You may have heard that Pope Francis made remarks last week condoning spanking. The Pope's sex abuse commission promptly issued public alarm , but there has been no...
http://ocde.k12oms.org/1250-94...amp;utm_medium=email Recent research on child and adolescent brain development has strong implications for educators and health professionals, especially those working with youth who have experienced trauma. Get an overview of child and adolescent brain development from the context of behavior and emotions; learn about the impact of complex trauma on student behavior and learning; and discuss strategies for helping teachers/educators to...
Hammond's slow and difficult rise to fame is traced, but it's clear that his problems go beyond his career and celebrity status. A focal point of Robert Brill's sleek set is the carton spilling over with Hammond's psychiatric file. Hammond...
It is so easy to arrive home from work in a bad mood, cranky and frustrated. Our grandfathers’ generation found a solution in a dry martini. Today, it falls to psychology to help us transition happily from work to home. Psychologists call...
Anxiety disorders may contribute to shorter telomere length, a known marker of aging. However, adequate treatment may help reverse the process, new research suggests. Results from a large study showed that patients with a current anxiety...
Jails across the country have become vast warehouses made up primarily of people too poor to post bail or too ill with mental health or drug problems to adequately care for themselves, according to a report issued Wednesday. The study,...
Hey everyone, here is a report that I just received from a listserv in my MPH program. Very strong claims and an interesting goal proposed by the Children's Defense Fund: Given the impact of poverty and social inequality on health and health...
Looking for some inspiration? Check out the 20 trauma-informed product ideas for homeless shelters submitted to the Scattergood Foundation's Design Challenge and cast your vote by this Friday, February 13th. The winning idea will be...
Republicans and Democrats in Congress have found something meaningful they can agree about: strengthening the nation’s response to the tragic wave of veteran suicides. On Tuesday, by a 99-to-0 vote, the Senate approved a bill to improve...
Editor’s note: The following is part of a monthly series on mental health issues produced by members of the Comprehensive Service Integration program in Fond du Lac. The ACE Study is one of the largest scientific research studies of its...
Across the world, a child's survival is a lot like drawing a lottery ticket. Factors based purely on chance — where a child is born, how much money his or her family has and what their ethnic background is — can determine if a child...
One quarter of former foster youth experience homelessness in the four years after they exit the child welfare system. Youth are suddenly on their own with no supports to help them navigate the rest of their journey into adulthood. Unemployment and...
In my work at a rape crisis center I have spoken to many rape survivors that credit yoga to help manage their symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I’ve also spoken to many who felt that their yoga teachers were not prepared...