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"The collaboration is intended to reunite and stabilize family units through the provision of suitable intensive treatment and intervention for families who have had their children removed as a result of substance abuse or when it has been determined...

" Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed Senate Bill 528, a bill that mandates the collection of data about pregnant and parenting foster youths in state. "The bill will lead to the first true accounting of how many pregnant and...

NCD Child , an international organization whose goal is to put children, adolescents and youth on the global non- communicable disease agenda, published the issues paper  Young People, NCDs and Disability: Maximising Capacity...

[A good example of what is being learned about epigenetics.] "Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities. A study out today reveals that a mutation in a gene necessary for the metabolism of folic acid not only impacts the immediate offspring but can also have detrimental health effects on the next several generations. The new research, which also sheds light on the molecular mechanism of folic acid...

Defenders of the program  typically argue  that enrollment rose because we had a horrific recession and unemployment hit the stratosphere. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is supposed to kick in to help families...

"Through 2012, mental illness in the military took up more days for hospitalization  than any other mental or physical problems, including war wounds, accidents, illness or pregnancies.... "Mental health inpatients made up only 26% of troops...

"Fury, paranoia, hypervigilance, overreaction to a perceived threat – all are common in a traumatised person. The psychologist who helped me to get better characterised the condition thus: imagine your memories are a conveyor belt of cardboard...

"The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is launching a new statewide campaign aimed at stopping child abuse and neglect. http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/DCFS-launches-statewide-anti-child-abuse-campaign-4832169.php...

"Before going through the program, she said she lacked the confidence to be a good mother and didn't have the self-esteem to set and achieve goals, like her cookbook and couponing class. She's learning that if she writes down her goals and dreams, the...

“Traumatic childhoods increase the risk of death before the age of 50 by up to 80%,” reports the Mail Online. "Overall, adverse childhood experiences were associated with a higher risk of death before 50. For those who had suffered two...

Vincent Felitti, M.D., wrote a great article on how the ACE studies applies to victims of human trafficking, most of whom are sold as pre-teen children. It is the first application of the ACE studies to trafficked people, highlighting the ethical,...