All posts tagged "Mental Health"

Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children

Childhood Trauma Threatens National Well-Being: DOJ Task Force

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two out of three children in the United States experience or witness violence, crime or abuse while growing up,...

UPDATE: More than Two Dozen Killed, Among Them 20 Children, in One of Nation’s Worst School Shooting Massacres

In one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history, 27 people – among them, 20 children – are reported dead...

Teens in Abusive Relationships Likelier to Engage in “Anti-Social” Behaviors as Adults, Says New Report

A new study published in Pediatrics indicates that approximately 30 percent of the nation’s teens have been involved in an aggressive relationship,...

HEROIN

An old drug is making a new comeback, and the home medicine cabinet often is the gateway.  Heroin, a pop culture star...

Autism Subcommittee Making Final Edits for Strategic Plan

Tuesday, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s (IACC) Subcommittee for Services Research and Policy held a teleconference to address several alterations to the...

Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children

By Choice, Not by Chance: Family Planning, Human Rights and Development

Video Visits for Children Whose Parents Are Incarcerated: In Whose Best Interest?

The Future Factor: The Influence of Spectrum Disorder Students in America’s Colleges

Experts evaluate how more inclusive programs can not only improve conditions for students with autism spectrum disorders, but change prevailing perspectives on...

The Next Wave: Autistic Students in Higher Education

Over the next decade, more students with autism spectrum disorders are expected to enroll in America’s universities than ever before. And according...

Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers

  Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers  Chap Clark  Baker Academic  264 pages  More than 55,000 readers of the first edition...

Canadian Researchers Examine Link Between Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide

In evaluating 41 cases in which young people, allegedly the victims of cyberbullying, killed themselves, researchers at Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University have released...

New Study Examines Victimization as Motivator in Adolescent Suicide Ideation

A new study published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine this week examined the effects of recent victimization – such as...

Young People Abusing Painkillers at Rate 40 Percent Higher Than Older Age Groups

According to a new study recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, today’s teens and young adults are using prescription painkillers...

Forced From Home: The Lost Boys and Girls of Central America

Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States

California’s Ban on Reparative Therapy for Minors Gains Advocates Attention

The focus of many gay rights advocates is on the West Coast to gauge whether a new California law banning therapy to...

CDC: Smoking in Top-Grossing US Movies, 2011

Exposure of African American Youth to Alcohol Advertising, 2008-2009