Abstract INTRODUCTION: Smoking is a public health risk; the prevalence of smoking among adults in Nebraska is 18.4%. Studies indicate that maltreatment of children alters their brain development, possibly increasing risk for tobacco use. Previous...
"Researchers have long known that violence toward spouses and partners increases with the frequency and volume of drinking. A study published today in the scientific journal Addiction shows that the context in which drinking occurs also appears...
"The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, has far-reaching implications for America’s youth and strives to support their health through a range of programs and provisions. The Act supports three health strategies that are directly...
From AtlanticCities.com: Each year, the [Census] bureau asks jobless Americans they've been out of work. And traditionally, a only a small percentage of impoverished adults actually say it's because they can't find employment...In 2007, for instance, 6.4 percent of adults who lived under the poverty line and didn't work in the past year said it was because they couldn't find a job. As of 2012, it had more than doubled, leaving it at a still-small 13.5 percent. By...
"RWJF Investigator tests impact of incentives for clinicians, and draws conclusions with implications for health reform. "...Two new studies by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Investigator Award in Health Policy Research recipient R. Adams...
"The waiting times for talking therapies are a cause for concern in Gloucestershire. "There are two main routes to psychological therapy within Gloucestershire - the IAPT Let's Talk service and the Psychological Therapies Service (PTS)....
"Last September the V.A. decided not to reimburse veterans using a service dog for PTSD because they require more proof that the dogs really help. The V.A. issued a statement to the NEWS10, saying they started a study in 2011 and 2012, both of which...
"What if such a study stated plainly that what we see as the problem of addiction isn't really the problem at all, but a manifestation of a deeper pain caused by a damaging incident within the life history of an individual? What would this...
"The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences here has just published a new book titled, “ Disaster, Disease and Distress : Resources to Promote Psychological Health and Resilience in...
"Things are moving in a positive direction at the Child Abuse Intervention Center, according to officials. "Bay Area Hospital took over the center from the Womens Resource Center in April with plans to change it into an advocacy model instead of a...
"NYU Langone Medical Center and KVC Health Systems, Inc. have collaborated to create the NYU Langone Medical Center & KVC Midwest Trauma Training Center. The Center is designed to serve youth and families in the Midwest by training psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, early childhood program administrators, educators, counselors, therapists, law enforcement, juvenile justice staff, nurses and anyone serving individuals who have experienced traumatic events. KVC is excited...
"Most recently Dr. Kaufman and her team were able to do DNA analysis of a group of 96 children who been removed from their parents due to abuse or neglect and 96 control children. That analysis showed significantly greater epigenetic changes in the...
"Operated by the Berrien County Council for Children, the center coordinates the work of police, the prosecutor’s office, the Michigan Department of Human Services and others responsible for investigating child sexual abuse. "The facility, a...
"By the time an individual is sent to the Iowa Juvenile home, most have had multiple failed treatment attempts. The Iowa Juvenile home is a last resort for most troubled girls. Many of the individuals there have been exposed to and...
Abstract Adverse childhood events (ACE’s) have been empirically related to a wide range of negative health and mental health outcomes. However, not all individuals who experience ACE’s follow a trajectory of poor outcomes, and not all...