All posts tagged "Mental Health"

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Should I Mention Depression on My College Application?

  U.S. News & World Report In the wake of last year’s shootings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech, more colleges and...

• Opinion

  A New Kind of Smoking?

  Heed my cautionary tale about how ideology sabotages insights. Back in 2000, I set out to prove that cigarette smoking, like other...

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  Lesbian and Gay Youths’ Aspirations for Marriage and Raising Children

  Rockway Institute In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers have found that many lesbian and gay...

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  A Forty-Year Update of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: Preliminary Findings

  The Eisenhower Foundation From 1968 to 2006, the child poverty rate rose from 15 percent to 17 percent, four times the rate...

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  The Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Children

  First Focus Two million children’s families will lose their homes to foreclosures in 2008 and 2009, estimates First Focus – an event...

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  Residential Facilities: Improved Data and Enhanced Oversight Would Help Safeguard the Well-Being of Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges

  The number of state-reported fatalities of youth in residential facilities, by agency and facility type. U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Federal investigations...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear

  Eva WundermanSpeed Productions/Fanlight Productions45 minutes. VHS $199; DVD $229. Rentals available. Wunderman’s documentary follows the lives of three young methamphetamine users and...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

  http://www.spotlightonpoverty.org Launched last fall by several foundations, including the Annie E. Casey and Eos foundations, this site addresses poverty issues in the...

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  Meeting the Mental Health and Developmental Needs of Adopted Children

  Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Noting the significantly higher risk of medical and psychological issues for children adopted from the child welfare...

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  Volumetric MRI Study of Brain in Children with Intrauterine Exposure to Cocaine, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana

  Children’s Hospital Boston Prenatal exposure to drugs, alcohol and tobacco continues to affect the brain into early adolescence, say researchers who used...

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  Geography Matters; Child Well-Being in the States

  Every Child Matters Education Fund The well-being of children in different states can vary greatly, finds this report, which ranks states on...

• Research

  Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex Education and the Initiation of Sexual Activity and Teen Pregnancy

  University of Washington, Seattle Available at http://www.planetwire.org/files.fcgi/7689_Ab_Only_Ed_Kohler_.pdf Yet another study has confirmed that abstinence-only programs have a minimal effect on risky sexual...

• News

  Washington Targets Behavior Modification Programs

  Privately-run behavior modification programs would face tougher federal scrutiny if a bill proposed by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) becomes law. The Stop...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Agencies Host Public Talks About Drinking

  Community-based organizations are hosting 1,602 town hall meetings around the country to discuss underage drinking, in a biennial, 50-state effort supported by...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  State, Families at Odds over Mental Care for Foster Kids

  Arizona Republic In order to make it more attractive for families to adopt foster children, Arizona says it will provide monthly stipends...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Being Different; Staying Safe

  Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Once a month, in a downtown Walla Walla, Wash., coffee shop, about a dozen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Tiffany Carson

  Tiffany Carson Co-DirectorTalk About It! Spartanburg, S.C.(864) 529-5430Talkaboutit1@gmail.com Age: 32 Salary: $30,000 About Talk About It!: This program, run by the Mt....

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  Online “Predators” and Their Victims: Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment

  University of New Hampshire The media-created perception that sex offenders use trickery and physical force to molest children they meet online is...

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  The Quality of Teen Relationships Influences Decisions about Contraception

  Child Trends For youth, having fewer sexual relationships correlates with more frequent use of contraception, find researchers who surveyed 4,556 unmarried, sexually...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  National Center on Sexual Behavior and Youth

  http://www.ncsby.org NCSBY, which provides information and training about the management of adolescent sex offenders and children with sexual behavior problems, uses its...