"One in every two young people relies in some way on a trusted adult who is either a paid or volunteer worker in their community, new UNSW research suggests.... "Lead author, UNSW researcher Associate Professor Kristy Muir, says interestingly many...
" Katherine Sharpe explores the heart of this ambivalence through an intersection of her own experience, conversation with medical and psychiatric experts, and in-depth interviews with forty young adults who grew up on psychopharmaceuticals. Having...
"Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that oxytocin - often referred to as "the love hormone" because of its importance in the formation and maintenance of strong mother-child and sexual attachments - is involved in a...
"Although rituals such as shaking hands or saying, "bless you" after a sneeze don't make practical sense, these arbitrary social conventions give people a sense of belonging in a particular social group. And according to a new psychology study from...
" In a paper published today in BMJ, researchers are suggesting that the 2008 global economic crisis could be to blame for the increase in suicide rates in European and American countries, particularly among males and in countries with higher levels...
"I dare anyone to try and watch the two-minute experiment that researchers call “The Still Face.” "In the still face experiment, Tronick videotapes a mother or father cooing, talking and laughing with their infants as young as three and...
"The Los Angeles Unified School District is considering spending new state money for disadvantaged kids to restore preschools and other early education programs to set them on the right path from the start. "Studies show that early childhood education...
"If you do that one more time, I'm going to pop you, and you know I will!" The mother's words stopped Marcy Witherspoon in her tracks. She turned to glance at the pair: a mother waiting impatiently for her son's appointment...
Emotional pain + failure of our mental health system = Tragedy. Who could see this video below and not know that Pastor Rick Warren is correct, we need to revamp the system? Just wanted to be sure you saw this from Piers Morgan CNN last night:...
"I should tell you now that what happened in the end with Section 8C could be called a success story. That class turned out to be my most defining experience in education. Educators knew so little back then about the brain or stress reactions. I flew...
"Ever since GEO editor Ines Possemeyer reported on thetraumatic fallout of 9/11, she wanted to learn more about the power of embodied memories. Her research led her back into childhood, even prenatal development. “The frequency of early...
“According to UNICEF, 275 million children worldwide experience childhood domestic violence (CDV) each year,” said Dee Sizemore, PR and Fundraising Development Coordinator for the WRC. “Combined with the adults who used to be these...
"An international review led by the University of Melbourne has found children and young people experience poor mental health, depression and anxiety following experiences of racism. "The first of its kind, the review showed 461 cases of links between...
"DHS assistant Commissioner Erin Sullivan Sutton said a variety of cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds makes for “a richer panel.” "Panelist Denise Graves agrees, encouraging those “who don’t trust the...