The transition to adulthood marks a big turning point in life for everyone, but for young people on the autism spectrum that transition can be really tough. Young adults with autism had lower employment rates and higher rates of complete social...
It's been more than 20 years since passage of the landmark Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off for medical or family reasons without losing their jobs. Some workers' advocates and...
Despite decades of political debate, racial disparities continue to run rampant in American schools. One particularly important imbalance: the race gap in school discipline, especially suspension rates. Now, researchers have discovered an...
When high school sophomore Mykia Moore got into an argument with her best friend over a boy last year at Augustus Hawkins High School in South Los Angeles, the dispute quickly escalated into a physical fight. “She thought I wanted her...
IT’S been called “America’s most ‘open’ secret”: According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, around 80,000 women and men a year are sexually abused in American correctional facilities. That number is almost...
Asylum-seeking mothers held in detention with their children at a for-profit facility in South Texas have initiated a second protest fast and work stoppage calling for their release. The women have all passed what is known as the credible fear...
The idea was to create a beautiful place that inspires clients and staff at Denton County MHMR Center — flowers, dozens of them, in gardens at the center on Scripture Street in Denton. Dr. Bharat Patel, or “Dr. B” as his...
On weekend afternoons, Craig Adams Jr. plays for tourists on the streets of the French Quarter. He gigs with different bands, bringing whatever's needed: trumpet, trombone, saxophone — he plays six or seven instruments in all. There's a...
A MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) study comparing two protocols for the treatment of childhood obesity finds that both were successful in limiting one-year weight gain in obese children. Both interventions, described in a paper...
Kindergartner Malik Evans, a nonverbal boy with autism, wouldn’t sit still in his classroom at Mno Grant Elementary School in fall 2012, so his teacher repeatedly wound a rubber strap around his legs, looped it through his chair and tied...
Suspect your school-age daughter or son is smoking? More than anything else, they're likely using electronic cigarettes. Middle and high schoolers seem to be rapidly replacing more traditional tobacco products, such as cigarettes and smokeless...
Last week, when a video surfaced of the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, it was only the latest iteration of a dreadfully frequent occurrence—the Routine Traffic Stop Gone...
Whistleblowers’ allegations that millions of dollars in federal juvenile justice grants went to states that jailed vulnerable youths with adults in violation of federal law will be scrutinized at a congressional hearing Tuesday. The U.S....
I once served on a committee led by a powerful woman. She had strong views, but what I remember most is that whenever I spoke, she nodded her head vigorously and affirmatively. Over time, I learned that her nodding didn’t mean she...
Twitter is changing how people communicate all over the world – what are the implications for talking about childhood trauma? In partnership with ACEs Connection and The California Endowment, Berkeley Media Studies Group has been...