"We all know that the romance novel ends when the couple gets married, but in life that is when the real work begins and it is the same with children," Prof Pocock said. "The first six months of a baby's life, albeit very important months, are only...
"One study reveals the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in 2010, and the other provides the first ever analysis of the global prevalence and effects of the illicit use of amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, and opioids. "Mental and...
"In a call to action on the sorry comparative state of U.S. health, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health are urging President Obama to "remove the public veil of ignorance" and confront a pressing question: Why is...
Abstract During the latter half of the twentieth century, an explosion of research elucidated a growing number of causes of disease and contributors to health. Biopsychosocial models that accounted for the wide range of factors influencing health...
Abstract The way in which parents interact with their environment may have implications for their likelihood of abuse and neglect. This study examines the parent–environment relationship through community involvement and perception, using social...
"Despite recent gains against substance abuse by American teens, hundreds of thousands of them use marijuana and alcohol on a given day, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. "On a typical day, an estimated 881,684 kids aged 12 to 17 smoke...
"There's concern the sport of swimming still may be dealing with a sexual abuse problem in the United States. "It's been three years since revelations emerged in the media. A number of in-depth reports in 2010 likened the situation in swimming to the...
...Sharing a Great Idea to Promote Understanding of the Connection Between "Behaviour" and "Belonging".... "Page 11-15 outline a process that could be used with a learning support team or a whole staff to come to understand the connection between...
"Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are twice as likely to have smoked than their heterosexual peers, according to new research published in BMJ Open. Lesbian and gay young people were also more likely to drink alcohol frequently...
"A legislative bill crafted by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) to increase funding for Domestic Violence Shelters was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown Monday. The bill, AB 139, strengthens penalties that perpetrators of domestic...
"Seniors in affordable apartments act as surrogate grandparents for children in rent-assisted units designed for families with multiple adopted children.... "Each day for the next 16 years, more than 10,000 American baby boomers will turn 65. Stricken...
Toolkits * Closing the Gap: Integrating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence Experiencing Homelessness - A Toolkit for Transitional Housing Programs - The National Center on Family Homelessness. (2013). Social Services * PEACH...
Medicine is where hope is alive and well in America. During the past fifty years, due to rapid advances in microbiology, many persons who once might have died prematurely, or suffered debilitating diseases or disorders, instead enjoy productive lives,...
By John F. Tomer, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Economics and Finance, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA "The purpose of this paper is to look more deeply into the earliest phase of child development, from birth to two or three years...