Curtis Penfold got kicked out of his apartment, fired from his job, and left Brigham Young University all in the same week. He left BYU—a private university operated by The Church of Latter-day Saints—because he had started to...
Mental exercises to build (or rebuild) attention span have shown promise recently as adjuncts or alternatives to amphetamines in addressing symptoms common to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Building cognitive control, to be...
Recurring emotional stress may trigger a stronger biochemical response in overweight people, possibly increasing their risk of chronic illnesses such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers found that overweight...
A forum provided by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange features a great deal of emphasis on biological factors in youthful offending, most prominently the issue of adolescent brain development. Some of the titles suggest where the...
The heavyset man with a bandage on his throat is having trouble repeating a phrase. "No ifs..." he says to the medical students and doctors around his bed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "Can I hear you say no ifs, ands or buts?"...
For the first time in nearly two decades, federal money is beginning to flow into gun violence research. And there's growing momentum behind creating a reliable national reporting database for firearm injuries and deaths. On the front lines at...
Will advances in neuroscience move reasonable people to abandon the idea that criminals deserve to be punished? Some researchers working at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience and philosophy think the answer is yes. Their...
The women and men gathered for a training on trauma and resilience were recovery counselors and social workers, charter-school teachers and prison administrators. But to Stephen Paesani, the child and adolescent training specialist who was leading the...
When it comes to studying sexual violence, college surveys often don't include students at historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. But one major study found sexual assaults are lower on those campuses than others....
Not children anymore — but not teenagers either — 11-year-olds are on the cusp of adolescence. That gives them a unique perspective. Age 11 is when you're most passionate and optimistic, says Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey. It was...
Although experts have spoken for years about the devastating effects of solitary confinement on the mental health of adolescent prisoners, such seclusion has long been the primary form of punishment at the Rikers Island jail complex, where...
This summer my family moved to a new state. Over the past couple months, I've repeatedly heard my younger daughter say, "I still don't feel like this is home. It feels like we're on a trip, and we need to get back." Sometimes she says it...
[note: this was originally posted on my blog fullhousewithaces.com linked here: http://fullhousewithaces.com/2...t-for-relationships/ ] In the first post in this series, I discussed how I see humankind’s needs for significance and security as central to the Creation story of Genesis, chapters 1 and 2. (1) In this second post, I hope to further explain the implications of these needs and how they connect to attachment theory and the relational-developmental work I...
Free Summit to Feature 22 Trauma Speakers Over 10 days in starting Tomorrow, Tues, Sept 30! Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. (ATN) is hosting a FREE online summit: Educating Traumatized Children , from tomorrow Tuesday, September 30 to October 10, 2014. The summit will feature over 20 interviews from trauma experts across the United States. The interviews will also be available for purchase and download after their initial airing. ATN is...
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 -- Today, California becomes the first state in the nation to eliminate suspensions for its youngest children, and all expulsions for all students for minor misbehavior such as talking back, failing to have school materials...