A new study is the first to show that the treatment of insomnia in veterans is associated with a significant reduction in suicidal ideation. Results show that suicidal ideation decreased by 33 percent following up to six sessions of cognitive...
Moderate-intensity exercise, or even just walking, can improve quality of life for depressed middle-aged women, a large Australian study suggests. Women who averaged 150 minutes of moderate exercise (golf, tennis, aerobics classes, swimming or...
As the use of student loans escalates, so too do conversations about the possible ramifications of increasingly high debt for young Americans. It's widely known that inability to pay student debt can result in a host of problems, like damaged...
As schools tout the importance of exercise in an era of childhood obesity, a California parent and his lawyer have agreed to a settlement with dozens of districts across California that will force elementary schools to prove they are providing at...
A new discovery shows how a simple intervention—self-affirmation - can open our brains to accept advice that is hard to hear. "Self-affirmation involves reflecting on core values," explained Emily Falk, the study's lead author and...
Scientists have found some of the strongest evidence yet that musical training in younger years can prevent the decay in speech listening skills in later life. According to a new Canadian study led by the Rotman Research Institute (RRI) at Baycrest...
Maternal depression is more common at four years postpartum than at any point during the first 12 months postpartum, and is more likely among women with only one child at four years postpartum, according to a study published in the February issue of...
The role of early life experiences on health is of major concern to research. Recent studies have shown that chronic stress may “get under the skin” to alter human developmental processes and impact later health. Our findings suggest that...
It took a video showing Ray Rice punching his fiancée to make the National Football League take action on domestic violence. The league’s season-long campaign of attrition culminates today with a chilling Super Bowl commercial that...
I am in a lot of pain... and am going to try writing here. I was just thinking.. "I will try to make the assumption that most people have good intentions" Like my family. Most of them, if not all of them, have "good intentions." ...
A Message from the AAP President Dear Dr. Hahn: As your new president, I have been working closely with AAP leaders and staff to monitor the recent cases of measles in the United States. The measles outbreak that is linked to Disneyland has now been...
We heard you. We had so many requests for additional information about the National Council for Behavioral Health's 2015 - 2016 Trauma-Informed Care Learning Community , that we extended the deadline for applications to Friday,...
With the state carrying a projected $1 billion budget surplus, the push is on to expand funding for early childhood education. Coming on the heels of last session’s approval of all-day kindergarten funding, the next step seems to be to...
If you're developing a public outreach campaign on human trafficking (or any other social issue), the National Human Trafficking Resource Center's webinar "Human Trafficking Public Outreach Campaigns: Effectively Reaching Your Audience" will help you...
It’s hard to believe that I have been working either as a prosecutor or with prosecutors for more than 25 years. While it can be very difficult work, I have always been drawn to work that helps make a difference in people’s lives. ...