"U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, a cosponsor of the Violence Against Women Act, joined Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder in Rockville last week to announce the availability of grants nationwide for programs that will be modeled after...
The Short Message to Our PA State Reps: PASS HB 342 as amended by Rep. McGeehan and Rep. Rozzi! Voting is on hold for HB 342 while a very heated discussion is happenening in Harrisburg related to the two amendments that will allow a one-time 2 year...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To describe longitudinal change in child behavior problems associated with resolution of intimate partner violence (IPV) after an investigation for suspected child maltreatment. ... CONCLUSIONS Resolution of IPV after a child...
"The governor's budget proposal to the Joint Budget Committee includes significant additional funding for mental health crisis services, including multiple walk-in crisis stabilization centers and a statewide crisis line. The proposal also...
Abstract Multisystemic therapy (MST) is effective for decreasing or preventing delinquency and other externalizing behaviors and increasing prosocial or adaptive behaviors. The purpose of this project was to review the literature examining the...
"Justice Resource Institute, one of Massachusetts’ largest and most diverse human service providers, was recently designated by the commonwealth as the Community Service Agency for the Boston neighborhoods of Mission Hill, Roxbury,...
"The Secretary of State for Justice, Chris Grayling, has betrayed millions of vulnerable and innocent children in the United Kingdom by declaring that smacking young children "sends a message".... "With those running the country justifying and...
[Feb 21st] “So many families are one step away from collapse,” Doussard said. While some research suggests that increased investment in early childhood intervention will not only save costs – in the corrections and health systems – children who receive appropriate interventions early on tend to earn more money as adults and make more contributions to the economy. "In the hope of getting good results that can be replicated elsewhere, the Institute has created the Early...
" TexProtects , The Texas Association for the Protection of Children, hosted a news conference today at the Texas State Capitol to emphasize the need for funding that would result in an increase in state-funded home visits for families who are at...
"Help Me Grow is a statewide program that offers support for newborns, infants, toddlers and expectant parents. It became a service through the Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities a little more than a year ago.... "Help Me...
"Women on Medicaid who give birth with the support of a trained doula are 40 percent less likely to have a Caesarean section than Medicaid recipients who have their babies without that support, according to a University of Minnesota study published...
A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, Washington State University College of Nursing, December 2012. Abstract Recent studies have discovered strong relationships between adverse childhood...
"Tallahassee, FL-For the last four years, Lauren Book has been leading the fight against child abuse with her 'Walk in my Shoes' march. Now Book, who claims she was sexually abused for 5 years at the hands of her nanny, is pushing her support of House...
Abstract Substantial evidence has documented that adverse childhood experiences exert deleterious effects on mental health. It is less clear to what extent specific maltreatment during specific developmental periods may vary between disorders rather...
"Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness program report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like symptoms. The...