When Yvonne van Amerongen received a phone call from her mother two decades ago, relaying that her father had died of a heart attack—sudden and painless—one of the first things she thought was, Thank God he never had to be in a...
From the moment Summer Duskin arrived at Carver Collegiate Academy in New Orleans last fall, she struggled to keep track of all the rules. There were rules governing how she talked. She had to say thank you constantly, including when she...
WHAT has killed more Americans since 2001 than the Afghanistan and Iraq wars? And which serious health issue is twice as likely to affect US women as breast cancer? The answer, claims psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, lies in what we now...
Arlene Ward knew the choice she made that night would change the lives of the young people from the housing projects that define Manhattan’s Lower East Side skyline. She sat in the hospital room where her son’s dead body lay, still...
Emotional stress is more likely to physically impact younger women with heart disease compared to men with heart disease and seniors of both genders, new research shows. The study included 534 patients with stable coronary heart disease who were given...
This Kids At Risk Action page tracks current murdered, tortured, and gravely injured, children bringing attention to and accountability for these most neglected and abused American citizens. Compilation of information and writing on this page...
For many months now, the Star Tribune’s intrepid reporter Brandon Stahl has been researching and writing about the depth and scope of problems facing MN’s abused and neglected children. This page is dedicated to Brandon’s work...
We are now number one in child homelessness; one in thirty kids – 2.5 million American children , experienced homelessness last year. Many states don’t offer children insurance, Crisis nurseries, daycare, prenatal care, or...
A full day of events in Chicago on November 13 formally launched the Kennedy Forum Illinois , bringing together elected officials, civic and philanthropic leaders, educators, mental health experts, researchers and advocates—all focused on how to...
Lots of things can trigger an asthma attack, but one of the most common causes is odor – anything from the heavy scent of perfume to a household cleaner. Sondra Justice is a 60-year-old retired postal worker from Philadelphia, and for...
The mural on the wall outside of Chandramani Jani’s home is more message than art. It depicts a sari-clad woman relieving herself behind a bush, looking worried as a man advances. A large thought bubble suggests the woman wishes for a...
ABOUT six months ago, Patrick Ross knew things had reached a breaking point at work. An angry email he had sent to a superior — combined with occasional temper flare-ups and brusque interactions with colleagues — was endangering his...
One afternoon two years ago, I received a flurry of texts, Facebook messages and phone calls that Rick Curl, a prominent swim coach in the same Washington, D.C., area league as my childhood team, had been arrested for sexual abuse of a minor...
More than a fifth of American teens smoke or use tobacco in some way, which means that millions of them are putting themselves at risk for early death, a federal government study warns. Nearly 23 percent of high school students use tobacco...
The numbers are frightening. Right now, 2.3 million Americans are behind bars. That’s 1 in 138 peopleTweet, and the majority are African-American and Latino. It’s mind-boggling that the United States has the highest incarceration rate of...