"Is anyone surprised that brushes with the law are often related to finances? As one jailed man interviewed in a new University of Illinois study put it, "Most of us are in here because of money." "Incarcerated men know they will need better financial...
"An organization that has seen great success treating veterans diagnosed with PTSD is hoping to have success raising donations to grow the program. Combat Veterans Cowboy Up is a non-profit organization that utilizes equine assisted...
"Wisconsin Humane Society: We find foster homes for the pets for up to 60 days, in a loving, stable environment that keeps the animals safe and honors their family’s bond with them. We also pay for basic veterinary care and sheltering costs....
"Human rights campaigners have welcomed a landmark decision in Saudi Arabia designed to combat domestic violence. "However, they urge caution. The country's legal system is based on sharia law and rarely sees new laws being introduced. Critics allege...
"Before the scandal at Penn State, the university had a long list of rules that were in line with what existed at other schools. Despite that, the Freeh Report noted that 234 of 735 coaches paid to work at summer sports camps in 2009 didn’t have...
"Gerard Costa, a developmental psychologist and the director of the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health at Montclair State University, explained that traumatic experiences can impact the nervous system, and trauma experienced at a...
"The SA Human Rights Commission is investigating a Table View church for its teaching that parents may use corporal punishment to discipline children.... "“In terms of the complaint, the complainant alleges the church accepts and requires the...
"Spearheaded by House of Neighborly Service leaders, the new building triples the nonprofit organization's current downtown space and allows for more volunteers and clients. House of Neighborly Service officials plan to move into the...
"The lawsuit says that after the Army began its sex-abuse investigation, it failed to warn the victim's mother, and the suspect molested the girl again. "A Clarksville, Tenn., woman is suing the U.S. Army for $30 million, saying its silence on a sex...
"In the Smoky Mountain region, which contains Blount County, Child Protective Services investigated 629 cases of child sexual abuse and 432 cases of physical abuse to children.... "It’s the goal of the New Hope Blount County...
If you ever wonder if the word is spreading about how toxic childhood trauma is affecting lives, and whether the ACE Study data is reaching people in the trenches of rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, clinicians, detention psychologists,...
Authored by economists Mani, Mullainathan, Shafir, and Zhao. "For people struggling to live paycheck-to-paycheck, daily life can sometimes seem like a gauntlet of impossible-to-answer questions.... "For many, those questions become so...