"This week The United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families Office of Head Start announced that The Centers for Families and Children (The Centers) has been awarded a federal Head Start grant of $9.4M...
Abstract In the juvenile justice system, much attention is paid to estimating the risk for recidivism among juvenile offenders. However, it is also important to estimate the risk for problematic child-rearing situations (care needs) in juvenile...
"Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function, according to a research team based at Princeton University. "The researchers report in the Journal...
What is the difference between self-esteem, and a sense of self-worth? First correct answer wins a magnetic Smile At Your Baby! bumper sticker! :D
"Child and elder abuse is a serious problem that affects people from all walks of life. One of the most important ways to protect victims from abuse is by making sure they get the help they need and by reporting cases to the authorities. Here's how to...
"A judge ruled Monday that a public school district can teach yoga, siding with administrators who argued the practice is a secular way to promote strength, flexibility and balance and rejecting pleas of parents who said the classes...
"Diabetes is strongly associated with socioeconomic status (SES): low income, low education, and low occupational status are all linked to a higher risk for diabetes. Trying to understand the mechanisms underlying the association, Silvia Stringhini...
"H OW I S A NIMAL A BUSE R ELATED TO D OMESTIC V IOLENCE ? A New Jersey study found that in 88% of families where there had been physical abuse of children, there were also records of animal abuse. In Wisconsin, battered women revealed that in...
"We are excited to announce that on July 1, 2013 Justice Resource Institute will merge with Community Care Services to offer non-profit social services in the Northeast corner of Connecticut. "Community Care Services is now a Division of the...
"July 1 is always a big day for Indiana lawmakers as the bills they passed in the previous session go into effect. Several of the laws written passed will affect Indiana’s minors. Among them are...."...
Abstract Importance Child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences, especially when recent and ongoing, affect adolescent health. Efforts to intervene and prevent adverse childhood exposures should begin early in...
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They're short; they're long. Some are poems. They're all sad. Teens living through serious adversity because of interactions with their own troubled parents, and young adults struggling with memories as they live out the consequences of a troubled...