All posts tagged "Mental Health"

Class-action Suit Challenges Massachusetts Foster Care System

New York advocacy group says state is not protecting kids from unfit homes, abuse and neglect The state of Massachusetts is going...

Prevalence, Correlates, and Treatment of Lifetime Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents

Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity

More than Half of Suicidal Teens Seek Therapy Prior to Onset of Ideation or Attempts

More than half of suicidal adolescents have already received some mental health treatment, according to a new study published in the journal...

Missouri Task Force Releases Report on Preventing Child Sex Abuse

Missouri’s Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children recently released its “2012 Final Report”, which includes more than 20 recommendations...

2012 Final Report by Missouri’s Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children

SAMHSA Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking 2012

New SAMHSA Report Yields Mixed Results Regarding Underage Drinking

In its 2012 Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...

Longitudinal Associations Between Teen Dating Violence Victimization and Adverse Health Outcomes

State Program Gets Mental Health Services to Kids Who Need it Most

From the The Indianapolis Star More than 100 Indiana children are receiving intensive mental health services under a new state program designed to...

Experts Address Importance of Depression Screening and Treatment for Low-Income Mothers

The Urban Institute held an event Dec. 13 in Washington, D.C. titled “Helping Depressed Low-Income Mothers Give Their Young Children a Good...

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?