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"In Denmark, social policy in areas like health care, child care, education and protecting the unemployed are part of a "solidarity system" that provides strong opportunity and security for all citizens. Danes pay high taxes, but in return  enjoy...

"I have been arguing for many years in books like Rethinking Depression that the DSM ought to be repudiated. In recent months this idea has been gaining tremendous momentum and just recently the National Institute of Mental Health essentially...

"Each of us is responsible for carefully helping undo the damaging effects of victimization. A victim’s decisions may not seem logical to us, but, by simply demonstrating compassion and honoring their right to choose their path, we begin to...

"The teen dating violence comes in three forms of abuse: emotional, verbal and physical. According to Henry and Zeytinoglu, the most common forms of abuse amongst African American teens are verbal and psychological. An example of this is the boyfriend...

"Google is under pressure to act over the ease with which Stuart Hazell was able to use the internet to fuel his child-sex fantasies.... "Mr Carr wants web companies such as Google to trigger online warnings when attempts are made to access explicit...

"Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper took a step toward protecting at-risk children from abuse and neglect Tuesday when he signed five bills into law at the Capitol. "The legislation is part of an ongoing effort to address gaps in the state’s child...

"A new study shows that Rhode Island courts dismissed more than 60 percent of misdemeanor domestic violence charges. It's a statistic that's worrisome for many advocates and the courts alike.... "My experience with the justice system was a very...

"The fact is, most sex and other offenders against children are not strangers. According to the Child Maltreatment 2011 report published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CPS (child protective services) agencies in the 50...

Abstracts Background Soldiers face a great number of traumatic combat exposures while deployed, which research has shown to contribute to the development of alcohol misuse. In addition to this known risk factor, we hypothesize that adverse childhood...

"New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence than girls whose fathers left...

"The results revealed that to overcome concerns and cope with dangerous situations , girls tried to avoid or escape risky encounters - although for some this conflicted with a desire to be independent, glamorous and to seek out boyfriends. Boys, on...

"Teens in a relationship that involves dating violence are likely to be both a victim and perpetrator, as opposed to being just one or the other, finds a recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. In some situations teens play both roles with...