The name "Brownsville" doesn't necessarily vibrate the way neighborhoods and cities like Compton, Englewood and Camden do, places that stay in national headlines thanks to the extreme risks their mostly black and poor residents have to deal...
The number of people who died by suicide in local jails ticked up in 2013, even as the overall jail population declined, according to a new report. Between 2012 and 2013, the number of suicides went from 300 to 327, a 9 percent increase,...
Humans have an incredible capacity for survival. Victor Frankl wrote about his experience in a Nazi concentration camp in “Man’s Search for Meaning.” His life afterwards was rewarding and very productive despite the worst types of...
The Iowa ACEs 360 website has formally launched the new resource "Raising Resiliency: ACEs Response Toolkit." The purpose of this project is to answer one of the most common questions asked when discussing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or...
Over the past decade, a string of war movies emerged in the wake of 9/11: The Hurt Locker, Syriana, The Messenger, Green Zone, Lone Survivor, and American Sniper, to name just a few. Some have performed better than others at the box...
If there’s an argument against giving Pell grants to prisoners that particularly galls Education Secretary Arne Duncan, it’s the suggestion by some Republicans that the Obama administration is taking money intended for...
“When you shine a light on the problem and don’t do anything, you’re only admiring the problem,” said school superintendent Randy Nelson of the La Crosse, Wis., school district. “It’s time to stop admiring...
Criminal sentencing has long been based on the present crime and, sometimes, the defendant’s past criminal record. In Pennsylvania, judges could soon consider a new dimension: the future. Pennsylvania is on the verge of becoming one of...
Veterans Affairs officials in San Diego said Monday they are seeing improvement on controversies that have dogged the federal agency, including long wait times for medical appointments, a backlog of disability claims — and even the...
Trauma shapes the brain in ways that can make it hard to get past a fight, flight or freeze reaction. Appomattox County Schools held a training Monday to help about 150 teachers and counselors understand how past traumatic experiences can...
After a stressful day of work, good intentions concerning dieting and exercise can quickly go out the window. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Zürich in Switzerland has demonstrated how stress can influence regions of...
Therapy provided over the phone lowered symptoms of anxiety and depression among older adults in rural areas with a lack of mental health services, a new study shows. The option is important, one expert said, because seniors often have...
r Most likely, marketing expert Greg Satell's recent article for the Harvard Business Review was written for the business community. In it he suggests what relevant branding lessons can be gleaned from effective social movements such as the...
In many areas, poor residents typically have longer commutes and less access to public transportation than middle- and upper-class communities, yet they’re being excluded from the growing car-share trend. But that gap may at least begin...