Jessica Valenti is one of the most successful and visible feminists of her generation. As a columnist for the Guardian, her face regularly appears on the site’s front page. She has written five books, one of which was adapted into a documentary,...
Autonomy is a necessary developmental milestone for adolescents and young adults. As they pursue greater autonomy, young people are also disposed biologically to begin taking greater risks, which for some youth can be particularly detrimental, such as...
When the findings of the groundbreaking Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study were released, they quickly raised national awareness of the lasting impact of early childhood trauma and the ways those consequences affect society at large. The...
A root cause is an initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. Commonly, root cause is used to describe the depth in the causal chain where an intervention could reasonably be implemented to change performance...
While childhood abuse is common, open talk about the struggle to live, love, and parent well after being raised in hell is rare. “If I was dissociating, I wouldn’t feel so anxious,” she said. “Or you might, but...
Psychiatric drugs are now being given to infants and toddlers in unprecedented numbers. An analysis of 2013 IMS Data, found that over 274,000 infants (0-1 year olds) and some 370,000 toddlers (1-3 years age) in the U.S. were on antianxiety...
In 2007, Texas’ state-run juvenile justice corrections system was plagued by scandal. Investigative reports uncovered evidence of widespread physical and sexual abuse in the correctional facilities, horrifying parents and policymakers...
A course on Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Path from Adversity to Wellness is being offered Feb. 28 from 8:30 a.m.-noon at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Vincent J. Felitti, MD, co-principal investigator of the Adverse Childhood...
When a teen becomes pregnant, college may be the last thing on her mind. Less than two percent of girls who have a baby before age 18 (PDF, 680KB) finish college by age 30, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy....
This article about an initiative in Akron, Ohio to bridge the community and law enforcement concludes with the observation by Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, IN., who chairs the U.S. Conference of Mayors Working Group of Mayors and Police Chiefs,...
CHICAGO — A few years ago, a boy here was on the verge of being expelled because his teacher felt he was a danger to his classmates. He was 4 years old, in preschool. This situation is all too common. Preschoolers are expelled at three times...
The science behind many anti-depressant medications appears to be backwards, say the authors of a paper that challenges the prevailing ideas about the nature of depression and some of the world's most commonly prescribed medications. The...
Abstract: Among juvenile offenders, those who commit the greatest number and the most violent offenses are referred to as serious, violent, and chronic (SVC) offenders. However, current practices typically identify SVC offenders only...
The Center for Hunger-Free Communities recently published an article, The Relationship between Child Adversity and Food Insecurity: It's Like a Bird Nesting in Your Head , in Public Health Nutrition. This article describes the...
If we don’t start doing right by kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, we’re going to keep losing them at an astounding rate. Doing the right thing isn’t an option…it’s an imperative. There are lives in...