School was supposed to start last Thursday for the kids of Ferguson, Missouri. But when rioting escalated Wednesday night, Ferguson-Florrisant School District officials made the decision to cancel classes for two days due to safety concerns. On Sunday...
Rates of developmental and mental disabilities -- ranging from speech problems to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- have jumped 21 percent among U.S. children, according to a new report. Overall, parent-reported disabilities rose 16 percent...
With more than 2 million people behind bars, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. This mass incarceration has serious implications for not only the inmates, but their children, finds a new University of California-Irvine study....
On August 18, the California Senate unanimously approved Concurrent Resolution (ACR) No. 155 to encourage statewide policies to reduce children’s exposure to adverse childhood experiences. As reported on ACEs Too High , the resolution is...
Neglect by family can lead to several physical and mental problems. A new study by Penn State sociologists suggests that neglected boys grow up to be violent adolescents. William McGuigan, associate professor of human development and family studies at...
"They are plunged into darkness alone and with no one to talk to until the next morning. You don't need to be a psychologist to realise that this is very dangerous. "The very experience of prison is damaging to your mental health but imagine if you...
A number of people who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses and found not guilty by reason of insanity are suing the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals over their continued incarceration. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs...
The recent coverage of Starbucks' work-scheduling policies — the original New York Times story from Jodi Kantor, her followup article reporting that Starbucks had changed those policies as a result of the spotlight that had been shone on them,...
http://rwjf.ws/1tdQ9ph What needs to be done to break down the silos that exist between those working on community violence, domestic violence and parenting support? Who is doing innovative work in this area? Please share how...
In a new supplement to the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, experts address the state of the science on suicide prevention and provide useful recommendations for research to inform effective suicide prevention. Suicide...
More than five years into an economic recovery, with unemployment falling and the stock market at record highs, millions of Americans like Taormina still can't afford basic nutrition, according to a blockbuster study released Monday by the relief...
The 18 men who enrolled in the four-day workshop this summer were contemplating restorative justice through a novel lens: design. As consensus builds that traditional criminal justice models are failing to prevent recidivism, VanBuren and fellow...
A parent's frame of mind shapes a child's mind set, which in turn shapes that child's brain. If a parent is stressed and anxious, it's quite likely their child will be stressed and anxious as well. Unhealthy amounts of stress hormones will course...
A measure addressing the impact of trauma on children drew unanimous support from both the state Assembly and Senate this week. The resolution urged the state to support policies aimed at reducing children’s exposure to traumatic events...
The number of inmates with mild to severe mental illness has grown to 37,000 in California, about a quarter of the prison population. A series of lawsuits brought by inmates against the state over the last two decades has exposed a correctional...