"At the end of the visit, the child is given the chance to pick out a stuffed animal and a blanket – and often, executive director Barbara Peschiera said, children light up, despite the difficulty of the visit, which takes several hours....
"Child sexual abuse is a public-health crisis in the United States and should be the subject of the same research-based analysis and policymaking we see with anything else threatening this nation’s health. By treating each incident we see in the...
"To help, CARE House is offering support groups that begin later this month. "One group will be for girls ages 6 to 11 who have experienced sexual abuse and need help coping with the trauma. Another will be for girls ages 12 to 15. At the same times,...
Abstract Background Many babies in the UK are born to drug-dependent parents, and dependence on psychoactive drugs during the postnatal period is associated with high rates of child maltreatment, with around a quarter of these...
"If a man or woman harms a spouse or child physically, emotionally or sexually, it’s likely that spouse or child isn’t the offender’s only victim of abuse. If people can harm fellow human beings, research shows , it’s easy for...
"We've known a mom's feelings of depression can impact her children, but what about that child's actual physical health and growth? "A study recently published in the journal Academic Pediatrics links a mother's feelings of depression to childhood...
"In an essay titled, “ Children of Incarcerated Parents: Helping the Silent Victims ,” Henrie Treadwell cites the adverse impact of the incarceration of fathers on their children, particularly sons. "Dr. Treadwell’s research...
"A two-year study funded by the Swedish government will look at the feasibility of implementing the program nationwide in that country.... "Project Support is listed on federal and state databases as an intervention for children in violent families...
"When she visited the Women Infants and Children (WIC) program office, Karina was told about the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), a free program of Yavapai County Community Health Services funded by First Things First. The program partners with women...
"A study in Norway has found that health professionals caring for people with mental illness have difficulty providing follow-up services to the children of these patients. The law in the country has changed to mandate follow-up care for children, and...
Abstract The purpose of this project is to examine how the factors of gender, placement status, type of treatment, the number of different types of trauma experienced, and a child’s age at the start of treatment may influence end of treatment...
"Yoga can improve mood and mental wellbeing among prisoners, an Oxford University study suggests, and may also have an effect on impulsive behaviour. "The researchers found that prisoners after a ten-week yoga course reported improved mood, reduced...
http://youtu.be/f6CILJA110Y Amazing story of resilience, recovery, and relapse.
I've had a guest post published on the blog of the New America Foundation, calling for a transformation in how we discuss family policy. These ideas are built on decades of prevention and advocacy work of the grassroots nonprofit Family and Home...