"While some New York police agencies already avoid having kids witness a parent's bust and take steps to ensure care after Mom or Dad are detained, advocates say want more done to limit the effect of arrests and incarceration on children...."...
"It is, according to a COE spokesperson, the “most advanced” international treaty to tackle domestic violence ever. Johanna Nelles, Head of the Violence Against Women unit at the Directorate General on Human Rights and Rule of Law,...
"The problem with playing into that “boys will be boys” mentality when it comes to education, though, is that it doesn’t seem to work. According to the new Gender Achievement Gap report by the Council on Contemporary ...
"When the latest version of what is considered the "bible" of psychiatry is unveiled in May, experts believe several changes in it will broaden both the definition and diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder—or ADHD.......
"I’d like us to stop here and let this sink in because it drives home the point of the ripple effects – secondhand drinking – the impacts of a person’s drinking behaviors on others – and not just the obvious ones, like...
"State Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington, has introduced a bill in the General Assembly that would appoint an animal advocate in animal cruelty cases. "The advocates, which would be University of Connecticut law students or pro bono attorneys,...
STEINER: My secret was, that I had this gun loaded with hollow point bullets pointed at my head by the man who I thought was my soul mate many, many times. The man who I loved more than anybody on earth held a gun to my head and threatened to kill me...
"Rehtaeh died April 7th at 11:15 PM. She was 17 years old. "She died struggling to live, much as she spent the last 18 months. She hung on right to the very end, when the nurses were telling us if she couldn’t be declared brain dead soon they...
"Domestic violence is often unnoticed, hidden from our eyes, but actually it is rampant in our society and in our communities.... "Rita Smith, executive director of the National Coalition against Domestic Violence , says the problem of abuse also...
"This is why some landmark work is being done to look at the social service mission through a "community-based" lens, as well as the traditional "issue-based" lens. Anyone following the work of Geoffery Canada and the Harlem Children's Zone knows...
"To meet the increasing threat of child abuse, the Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse is planning to expand.... “We’re seeing a rise in the number of kids we’re serving,” Murphy said.... “No child should continue in...
"If a child receives a photo circulated through social media there are many things that he or she can do. Perhaps the most important thing is to let someone know and not be part of the problem, but part of the solution," said Debra ...
"Each year, roughly half of the youth referred to Texas' juvenile justice facilities have experienced some type of trauma. These traumas can't just be swept from their psyche - they leave scars. Those invisible scars often show up in their behavior -...
"The program, which started in 2001, aims to prevent child-sex tourism with the help of the community. "One way of preventing sexual exploitation of children is reporting any suspicious tourists accompanied by minors to the hotline.... "Last Thursday,...
“It’s a stress-buster, and many many many other glorious things. And these days we really need this stress-buster,” he told an audience after the invite-only screening at a Beverly Hills gallery cum movie theater.... "Lynch added:...