All posts tagged "Mental Health"

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  Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007

  The U.S. child poverty rate in 2007 was the highest it has been since 1998, according to the Census Bureau's most recent...

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  Understanding the Behavioral and Emotional Consequences of Child Abuse

  Children who were abused or neglected in their early years are likely to display behavioral problems such as emotional instability, depression and...

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  Perceived Harmfulness Predicts Non-medical Use of Prescription Drugs among College Students: Interactions with Sensation-Seeking

  In this first study to describe college students' beliefs about the risks of recreational use of prescription painkillers and stimulants, researchers find...

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  National Survey on Drug Use and Health

  Current illicit drug use among youth ages 12 to 17 is continuing to decline, according to this 2007 survey.

• Juvenile Drug Courts: Two Agencies, One Application

  The details have not been finalized, but the plan is for one single application in 2009 for federal funds for juvenile drug...

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  Adolescent School Failure Predicts Later Depression Among Girls

  University of Washington, Social Development Research Group Adolescent girls who experience serious school failures such as expulsion, suspension or dropping out are...

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  Using Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents

  The Urban Institute Urban Institute researchers merged and analyzed local and state data to understand better the experiences and needs of children...

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  Hooked:New Science on How Casual Sex Is Affecting Our Children

    Joe S. McIlhaney, Freda McKissic Bush Northfield Publishing 163 pages. $17.99. Based on recent findings in neuroscience, obstetrician-gynecologists McIlhaney and Bush...

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  National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs 2008

    U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Free. This updated nationwide directory of more than 11,000 community substance abuse treatment...

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  It’s Your (Sex) Life

    http://www.mtv.com/onair/ffyr/protect/lifeguide/ MTV has teamed with the Kaiser Foundation to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and offer teens a comprehensive...

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  Changes in Abstinence Grants Draw Suspicion

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ latest request for proposals for its Abstinence Only grants increases the grant period from...

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  Administration Won’t Enforce New SCHIP Rules

  The Bush Administration will not crack down on states that are out of compliance with its controversial rules on state children’s health...

• NY Times All Over Juvenile Justice

  What got into the New York Times editorial board? They have taken up the cause of juvenile justice reform with a vengeance....

• With Walsh Act, State Interpretations Play Big Role

  I spent some time looking at the regulations on sex offender registries contained within the Adam Walsh Act, specifically those that pertain...

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  Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Address Their Challenges

  The GAO estimates that at least 2.4 million young adults, ages 18 to 26, or 6.5 percent of the non-institutionalized young adults...

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  A New Safety Net for Low-Income Families

  The Urban Institute Urban Institute researchers found that four in five of America's 13.7 million low-income families include working adults, but still...

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  Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry

  This report monitors the efforts by the alcohol industry to reduce the likelihood that alcohol advertising will target youth, by its placement...

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  Improvements to Demographic Household Data in the Current Population Survey: 2007

  In 2007, the Census Bureau reported that 73.7 million children younger than 18 years old lived in the United States. Of these,...

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  Child Well-Being Index 2008 Report

  The quality of life of American children has been stalled since 2002, according to the foundation's 2008 Child Well-Being Index (CWI), an...

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  Pathways from Family Religiosity to Adolescent Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use

  Teens from religious families wait longer before having sex, due to cohesive family environments and positive peer networks, according to Child Trend’s...