Writer and attorney Marianna Klebanov , mental health scholar and MFT intern Laura Kerr , ACE Overcomers founder Dave Lockridge (left to right in photo), and I met in Marianna's offices in San Mateo on Friday, Sept. 13. Dave had just turned the...
"Study finds promoting healthy relationships has a positive impact in middle school... "The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation commissioned the independent research firm, RTI International to evaluate Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships,...
" More than two million children have been displaced inside Syria, and one million more have fled the country as refugees, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). "Uprooted from home and school, many have...
"The researchers found that, over the past year, 55 of the 320 dental therapists surveyed had each suspected up to 10 cases of physical abuse ; 87 had suspected up to 10 cases of child neglect , and 101 had suspected up to 10 cases of dental neglect....
“Calling All Men: Rejecting the Culture of Violence” is a series of workshops to raise domestic violence awareness and engage men in activities to promote a safer community for women and children. “We...
How Your Brain Works 101 Dr. Bruce Perry This is #9 in an ongoing series I've got to depart from my memoirs again because Dr. Bruce Perry has just put out his latest on "How Your Brain Works 101," in a Sept. 5 webinar for the National...
"The Outreach, Assessment and Specialized Intervention Services (OASIS) Program specializes in providing trauma treatment and supports for immigrant and refugee children, youth, and their families. Once operated jointly with SISO, OASIS has been...
Abstract Child maltreatment is associated with life-long social, physical, and mental health problems. Intervening early to provide maltreated children with safe, nurturing care can improve outcomes. The need for prompt decisions about permanent...
"Some find it hard to reconcile sadism with the concept of 'normal' psychological functioning, but our findings show that sadistic tendencies among otherwise well-adjusted people must be acknowledged," says Buckels. "These people aren't necessarily...
"The findings run counter to the common perception that bullying prevention programs can help protect kids from repeated harassment or physical and emotional attacks. "One possible reason for this is that the students who are victimizing their...
"In his public presentations, Vietnam veteran Ray Wodynski discusses his long and often tortuous journey from the jungles of Vietnam, through his recovery and his now active life. He talks about his victory over a disorder that's been around as long...
Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (maltreatment and household dysfunction) are associated with adult cardiovascular disease (CVD). One possible pathway is through physical development, which has been linked to CVD risk. Our aim was to...
"While brutal child deaths caused by physical abuse may grab newspaper headlines, a new study shows that the majority of injury fatalities of children five or younger in California stemmed from neglect. "Between 1999 and 2006, 4.3 million babies were...
"His well-crafted and well-supported arguments tell a revealing story of how a medical model is not only difficult to support, but also counterproductive in terms of helping people cope with the mental health challenges they face. His critique focuses...
Posted by Kathy Brous on September 13, 2013 at 5:12pm View Blog Kathy Brous shared Pastor Rick Warren 's photo . "Your deepest life message will come out of your deepest pain," said Pastor Rick Warren this week; with his wife below last...