Brenda Greenhoe finds kids living in tents. She’s found them sleeping in ball field dugouts. Last summer, she found a young couple living in an abandoned garage. That’s her job. Greenhoe is in charge of finding and helping homeless...
Exposure to domestic violence can have lasting effects on children and teens. Not all young people are affected in the same way, and in fact many children are resilient, able to heal and go on to thrive. Various risk and protective...
MK Safety Net believes that independent investigations are vital to finding the facts and scope of the abuse that has taken place in mission settings. MK Safety Net has created a list of Investigation Teams currently looking into reports of...
Social scientist Robert Martinson famously concluded in 1974 that “nothing works” to change the behavior of people encountering the justice system. Fortunately, we’ve come a long way since then. Policymakers and system...
A two-hour "family meeting" on punishment. What is punishment for? How do you, or won't you, punish your kids? And how does punishment work in our courts and jails? With: your calls on a particular punishment you remember; New York State Chief Judge...
Approximately two out of every five Americans will develop type 2 diabetes at some point during their adult lives, according to new U.S. government estimates. The ongoing diabetes and obesity epidemics have combined with ever-increasing human...
Traumatic stress can undermine and shorten peoples’ lives, especially if they’re exposed before age 18. They’re more likely to have lower achievement and wellness, and experience more illness. “Early life...
Children's economic and social conditions can directly affect their health. (RWJF) Family income and education, neighborhood resources, and other social and economic factors affect health at every stage of life—but the effects on young...
On August 11, the California Assembly unanimously approved Concurrent Resolution (ACR) No. 155 to encourage statewide policies to reduce childrens exposure to adverse childhood experiences. The resolution passed with bi-partisan support and...
A. A Mission Organization’s Response to Abuse Allegations 1. Cast the Net Wide. An organization's response to past abuse is prima facie inadequate if it responds only to spontaneous reporting by survivors of childhood...
A few months ago, a patient came to our hospital, seeking help. One of us, Edward, was on the team that treated him. He was pleasant, if slightly withdrawn, and cogent. He was a college graduate in his 20s and had recently been fired from his job as a...
Regular exercise, including brisk walking, is associated with a decrease in the incidence of breast cancer in African American women. In a recently published study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center found strong evidence linking physical exercise to a lower rate of breast cancer in African American women, a group in which previous evidence has been lacking. [For more of this story go to...
Providing health care to an aging prison population is a large and growing cost for states. Not only do inmates develop debilitating conditions at a younger age than people who are not incarcerated, but caring for them in the harsh environment of...
KnowBullying, a free smartphone app created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), provides parents, caretakers, educators, and others with information and communication support to help prevent bullying and build...
Veterans who receive mental health screening during primary care visits are generally getting adequate follow-up treatment, but the process for acquiring care could be improved, finds a new study in General Hospital Psychiatry. The study examined...