For millions of Americans, mental health treatment is largely out of reach—a fact one FIU psychologist is trying to change. Jonathan Comer is leading the way in telemedicine for mental health disorders – the use of electronic media...
Newly immigrated Hispanic youth who experience significant levels of bicultural stress—pressure from both their native and adopted cultures—are more prone to alcohol abuse, according to researchers in the University of Georgia...
The first thing Latricia Chance saw when she walked up to the apartment that October morning was a toddler, alone and shoeless, eating cereal on the doorstep. It was her friend Arlena Lindley’s 3-year-old son,...
From its roots in rap, graffiti, DJing and breakdancing in the Bronx borough of New York in the 1970s, hip-hop has grown to become a global cultural and commercial powerhouse. But now UK researchers believe they have found a new use for it: as...
In recent years, social scientists have tried to find out whether important decisions are shaped by subtle biases. They've studied recruiters as they decide whom to hire. They've studied teachers, deciding which students to help at school. And...
There are 165 million children toiling as child laborers around the globe, a number that Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated his life to reducing. His organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan , or Save the Childhood, works to free...
During the most critical period of Jessica’s childhood, adults who could have intervened to protect her from abuse let her down over and over. As a child she was sexually abused in her home and ended up living with her grandmother for a...
… Dr. Ruth Buczynski, that is (so, relax...that's her at left). A peak inside the minds of cutting-edge psychotherapists on how to really heal trauma is in her latest blog today. She says their latest “Aha” is that...
https://m.soundcloud.com/rethinkhousing/home-to-me-jewel More than two million people in America rely on public housing to provide a home for their families, and there are at least a half million waiting for a safe place to live. Take 30...
Why are we letting these serious social problems be handled by the criminal justice system? Kajieme Powell told the St. Louis police to shoot him. He told them repeatedly to shoot him, and the two police officers who were called to the scene quickly...
Please :Sign this petition urging Congress to provide treatment for the mentally ill, not jail cells and arrest records: I t’s time to pass H.R. 4574, the Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act. If someone you love...
Children, who are neglected or emotionally abused, experience similar or worse mental health issues as those who are physically or sexually abused, a new study states. Researchers at the Justice Resource Institute, Brookline, used data...
The U.S. has a serious female prisoner problem. According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, there are 201,200 women incarcerated in the U.S. -- almost one-third of the world's documented female prison population as of 2013. An...
They call themselves "the Butterflies." And that's not just wishful thinking. When Gloria Amparo, Maritza Asprilla Cruz and Mery Medina sweep into NPR's bureau in central London, they are indeed as beautiful as butterflies: bright clothing, big...
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who was attacked by Taliban militants for promoting education for girls, will share the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian campaigner against exploitation of children. The Norwegian...