Abstract Objective To determine whether greater childhood adversity relates to younger menarcheal age; whether younger menarcheal age relates to increased CVD risk; and whether greater childhood adversity relates to increased CVD risk, directly or...
Mr. Chair and members of the Senate Committee on Early Learning, I am Cindy Meyer, member of the Board of Directors of Walla Walla Public Schools.I am here representing the Walla Walla Board of Directors and am submitting a letter from them. We...
February 6, 2013 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Dear Representative, The Walla Walla Public Schools Board of Directors would like to share our Mission Statement with you. “Walla Walla Public Schools, in partnership with the community, is committed to...
"Ahead of the Reclaiming Futures webinar with the National Compadres Network (NCN), I had the pleasure of chatting with Jerry Tello and Juan Gomez about trauma, young men of color and transformational healing. Jerry Tello is co-founder of the NCN...
"A U.N. committee has accused U.S. legal authorities of failing to fully pursue cases of child sex abuse in religious groups, an issue especially troubling the Roman Catholic Church. "The Committee on the Rights of the Child wrote this month that it...
"Study co-author Associate Professor Bob Hancox of the University's Department of Preventive and Social Medicine says he and colleagues found that the risk of having a criminal conviction by early adulthood increased by about 30% with every hour that...
SB 5477 Offers a Second Option to "Forced Dropout" On Friday, February 8, 2013, Senator Roach introduced SB 5477 to the state senate to provide an option for the 16,000 students in Washington State that have met all graduation requirements, have...
"The study involved nine clergy who had perpetrated child sexual abuse and were attending professional psychotherapy. The interview schedules with the offenders were taken from a thematic analysis of a random selection of 'life stories'...
"He was a respected teacher and father. He was a scout leader, and in 1958 he was the idol of most of the children in my middle school. He was relatively young and a powerful man who cared about children and quickly became a father figure for many of...
"One hallmark of growing up in a frightening home is for the children to think they are the only ones in such circumstances. Even when they reach adulthood and come to understand that many others have had dire childhoods, they might not reveal the...
Natasha Vargas-Cooper's amazing story for Buzzfeed is a heartbreaking account of another case of our system failing a child miserably. Here's a taste: At the beginning of the trial last October, Joseph's defense team argued that Joseph had been...
MacFarland, who's been clinical director of the substance-abuse treatment program for seniors 50 years and older for the last eight years, replaces Dr. William Rockwood, who co-founded Senior Hope Counseling with his wife, Adrienne, in 2002, in...
"Maine has just been rated third worst in the country for sex trafficking. The Bangor Daily News says Maine is a top source for the entire East Coast to procure children for sex abuse. Those who know Maine 's history are not surprised. "Only a...
"Social stigmas make it difficult for Indians to talk about the sexual abuse of children in public. Activists have also blamed the government for failing to adequately protect children. "According to a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, the...
" After resigning Pope Benedict XVI will remain in the Vatican to avoid criminal prosecution for his role in the sexual abuse of children by clergy, according to Vatican sources. Church sources and legal experts say Pope Benedict's decision to live...