This week, a Kentucky law kicks in that aims to protect domestic violence victims—not by taking away guns from their abusers, but by making it easier for victims to carry guns. Kentucky has some of the most lax gun restrictions for domestic...
...Experts attribute increased maternal death rates to uncontrolled chronic health conditions, which are more common in African-Americans, and to poverty that deprives low-income women of health insurance and access to health care. Detroit fits...
The profound and sometimes deadly impact of postpartum depression on mothers, children and their families was recently highlighted in a short series in the New York Times . ... We don’t know the early histories of the mothers whose...
[Photo: Zoe Kaiser] When Amber Cavarlez was in high school and her mother died of colon cancer, she and her Filipino Catholic family went to church and lit candles every day. But, she says, “After she passed, nothing was said about it. No one talked about it.” In her home, she says, sadness was an “invisible subject.” And when she cried at school and sought help, she received an anonymous message through Facebook that said, “Don’t cry at school because no...
[Photo: Caroline Losneck] ...The National Law Center found that local bans on sleeping in vehicles have increased almost 120 percent over the past three years. Citywide bans on camping have grown 60 percent, and laws against begging have increased 25 percent. This all comes at a time when that more than 610,000 people are homeless on any given night. "It would be nice if you could solve the problem of homelessness simply by outlawing it," [Maria Foscarinis, executive director of the National...
[Photo: Bobzheruncle via Getty Images] ...According to a 2009 study by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Psychiatric Association, up to 23 percent of pregnant women experience depression . At least 13 percent take antidepressant medication during pregnancy. But others decide not to treat their depression or choose alternatives to medication. "Sometimes a woman will come into my office and tell me she's willing to suffer for nine months because she...
The women that come to see Deane Aikins, a clinical psychologist at Wayne State University, in Detroit, are searching for a way to leave their traumas behind them. Veterans in their late 20s and 30s, they served in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...On...
Though previous research has shown that couples with daughters are more likely to divorce than those with sons in the United States, officials from Duke University discovered another determining factor. They found that girls may be more likely than...
Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons This article may provide insight into the link between trauma and weight-gain. A new study shows that worse sleep quality predicts lower physical activity in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....
An alternative to incarceration program offers at-risk young adults a trauma-informed way to get their life back on track. It was sophomore year in high school when Shond’Ue* said his fits of fury became more frequent. Arguments with his...
This op-ed explains why restorative justice is a legitimate way to deescalate possibly violent situations. The argument escalated during lunch in the cafeteria. The 15-year-old boy who threw the first punch made a loud comment about the...
This research helps us better understand how the people in a homeless youth's social network can help improve their chances of success. “ Social Networks as the Context for Understanding Employment Services Utilization Among Homeless Youth...
Today I am thankful. Today I am thankful for the kindness of strangers. Today I am thankful for a community that comes together when someone is hurt, or hurting. Today I am thankful for emergency responders, police, paramedics, and all of those...
This article examine what we do to reduce stress and what is actually effective at reducing stress. Standing in the middle of a swarm of bees might not be your idea of stress relief, but it works for Ray Von Culin. He's a beekeeper in...
A look at institutionalized of sexual violence: Last week, a young man from a remote village in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand was accused of sexually assaulting a married woman. To punish him, the village leader reportedly ordered the rape of...