More than half of U.S. states allow children to be detained for repeated nonviolent “status offenses” such as skipping school, running away from home or possession of alcohol, a new report says. The revelation comes more than 40...
It was not a particularly violent crime that sent Michael Megginson to Rikers Island. He was arrested for stealing a cellphone. But in jail, Mr. Megginson, who is 25 and has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals since the age of 6, quickly...
There are all kinds of good reasons for the U.S. to finally catch up to the rest of the world when it comes to paid maternity leave. Here’s another: Giving parents paid time off after a child is born helps launch women up the corporate...
J oin Our Free 2nd Annual No-Spank Challenge! If you're ready to stop spanking, yelling or using other punitive techniques with your child, if you're struggling to discipline your children peacefully, or simply want to take your parenting...
Someone asked me for a copy of this report, in a private dialogue, and I thought I would avail it for anyone's use: from the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence: "The Mental Health Needs of Children in Homes with Domestic...
"Hands Around the World" comes to mind as I posted this information in +TRAUMA? STOP IT! which includes: Here is yet another expert’s word about the impact of trauma and hopes for its healing. This is the link to one of Dr....
"What is most striking about how therapies are developed and implemented in PTSD-land today is how rarely one actually hears what patients think about it at all" wrote David J. Morris in The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress...
I came home yesterday and found this email and attached video on my computer. My heart is still racing and I am very emotional. I am humbled, and I recognize that this gift is priceless, and one that I will carry with me for the...
Two rich and sobering reports have been released on the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on Alaskans and on the state’s Native people. The reports give specificity to the health, economic, and social challenges that are widely...
When I was in high school, I used to walk around Pittsburgh at night a lot. It wasn’t really a matter of defiance or anything like that — it was just what made sense. Buses were inconsistent and unreliable after about 8 p.m., I...
A mindfulness program appears to be beneficial for patients with chronic pain, according to a study published in the April issue of Pain Medicine. Peter la Cour, Ph.D., from the Copenhagen Multidisciplinary Pain Center, and Marian Peterson, Ph.D.,...
Advocates fighting to dismantle what the Department of Justice has called the “school-to-prison pipeline” won a small victory last week when the agency agreed to investigate the legality of truancy courts in Texas. Along with...
The jihadis build fantasy relationships, play on a child’s suspicion of parents, and lure their young targets into a world of shared ‘secrets.’ The so-called Islamic State is recruiting Western kids with techniques pedophiles...
Paladin students on a field trip to Minneapolis to see the play, Romeo and Juliet. __________________________ At many high schools across the U.S, it’s spring break time. Most kids and teachers can’t wait to get away from school with their...
Ricardo Muñoz thinks that MOOCs get a bad rap. MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses, Internet-based higher education available to anyone in the world, regardless of age or qualifications, and usually for free. MOOCs have become very...