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There’s a long and complicated narrative of black communities in America finding ways to support law enforcement, even as the law is enforced unequally to their disadvantage. A unique new study from the Urban Institute provides a vivid portrait of how these conflicting feelings sort themselves out. “ How Do People in High-Crime, Low-Income Communities View the Police? ” asks a difficult question, and comes up with some answers that many might find surprising. On one hand, large percentages...

Why do the girls of Girls act that way? That’s the question underlying five years of baffled cultural responses to Lena Dunham’s epic of questionable decisions, cruelty, narcissism, and grace. Girls has never given a straightforward answer to the question. Despite unflinching confessional dialogue and occasional backstory development and sharp cultural satire, Hannah Horvath and her friends still have an air of Athena, sprung into existence fully formed. Asking why these girls spill drinks...

Conference submission deadline extended Now accepting submissions until March 14, 2017. To complete Call for Papers - BE PREPARED Have these ready before you start - you cannot stop and go back to finish later. If you stop, you will need to start all over again Speaker and Co-speaker Names Demographics Biography(300 words or less) Title of presentation Description(200 Characters or less) Abstract for Website (300 words or less) 3 Learning Objectives List of research or articles that would...

Schools are the best opportunity to address ACEs on a large scale. Other than time at home, school is the place where children spend the majority of their time. And if a child's home life is full of strife, school might be the only place where the child feels safe. ACEs are common, and yet, it can be difficult to know which students need extra support. And rather than create additional programs that single out anyone or any group of students, and potentially having students fall through the...

Maine is one of 22 states in the U.S. where corporal punishment is allowed in schools. That would change if LD 527, an act to prohibit corporal punishment , is enacted. Fifteen of the 22 states expressly permit corporal punishment—the other seven (including Maine) do not prohibit it. There are 28 states and the District of Columbia that expressly prohibit corporal punishment. Some of the 110,000 students subjected to corporal punishment are in states where it is prohibited. The Maine bill...

A multidisciplinary approach to understanding ACE and Best Practices. Early childhood educators, program administrators, social workers, psychologists, infant mental health professionals, child and family advocates, students, and researchers will be able to explore the latest research around adverse childhood experiences and learn from one another. Presentations on Saturday are specifically designed for early childhood educators who work with children daily in early childcare environments.

One of the gravest ills that has crutched modern humanity is the unprecedented surge in mental issues related to anxiety, stress, and depression. The National Institute of Mental Health states that about 18% percent of the American population, making a whopping 40 million adults, are suffering from anxiety disorders. According to a new study published in the British Medical Journal by Montreal University, anti-depressants taken by the mother can increase the chances of the baby being born...

We know that resilience – or one’s ability to ‘bounce back’ in the face of adversity – can protect an individual from the accumulation of stress due to adverse childhood experiences. BCR, based at the Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at the George Washington University, takes this understanding to the community level in order to foster resilience that buffers against adversities impacting whole communities – and to break the cycle of poor health and other lifelong outcomes.

Legions of people walk through decades of their lives completely unaware that they are missing something. They may look around, and they may see others living more fully, or with more color or vitality. They may have a vague sense that something is not quite right. But they are intelligent and competent and likable, and so they do okay. They put one foot in front of the other, and take life step by step; doing what is expected, and providing what is needed, with no idea that they’re more...

Last year 7-year-old Kendra Cruz Garcia and her 10-year-old-brother, Roberto Guardado Cruz, crossed the Rio Grande alone. When their tiny boat reached the shore, they started walking into Texas. The Border Patrol agents who soon caught the Salvadoran siblings deemed them “unaccompanied” because no parent was with them. Children with this designation are granted special, well-deserved protections. They aren’t subject to quick deportation and are entitled to a full hearing before an...

YOU may have read about the deportation of a woman who had been living in Arizona for more than 20 years . She was well known to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and had been compliant in her regular check-ins. Left in the wake of her deportation are her husband and two children. My place as a pediatrics resident is not to argue the legality of our immigration policy. However, I can discuss the impact that these policies and procedures have on the children who pay the consequences of our...

For people who suffer from depression or anxiety, being diagnosed with a physical health condition on top of a mental health issue can feel like the worst kind of bad luck. But recent research suggests that this type of dual diagnosis is more than just an unfortunate coincidence. Scientists are learning that seemingly unrelated psychological and physical issues may actually be closely connected. Doctors once thought that the link between mental and physical health problems was purely...