Innovative Ways to Reduce Recidivism in Our Prisons
It has always been known that prisons are meant to be both punitive and reformative, but somehow both are lacking and in need of reform. Not only do we see inmates going back to jail time after time,...
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Putting Alaska Native hopes, voices at center of state’s ACEs movement
Before the Alaska Resilience Initiative could push forward on any of its goals—to grow a sustainable statewide network; to educate all Alaskans on brain development, adverse childhood experiences, and...
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Two studies aim to bring funding and attention to neurofeedback in the...
“Almost half the nation’s children have experienced at least one or more types of serious childhood trauma, according to a new survey on adverse childhood experiences by the National Survey of...
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Where the UK Political Parties Stand on Brexit
In June last year, the EU referendum saw ‘leave’ voters win by a small percentage, leaving the country divided and seeing the then-Prime Minister, David Cameron, resign. Here’s what we know so far...
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Be worried about boys, especially baby boys
We often hear that boys need to be toughened up so as not to be sissies. Parent toughness toward babies is celebrated as “not spoiling the baby.” Wrong! These ideas are based on a misunderstanding of...
View ArticleShock Value
Here was this disheveled, smiling man standing in front of me, cradling what was left of his arm that he just cut off. As a social worker, have you been told “I can’t do what you do”? In graduate...
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Anticipatory Grief And/Or Anticipatory Growth
Death ends a life, not a relationship. ~~ Morrie Schwartz Anticipatory grief is exactly what it says: the feeling of anxiety and sadness at loss, begun before the loss occurs. When loss means death,...
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Why Elite Universities Are Losing Their Edge on the Job Market
Universities tend to be places that get a lot of focus when it comes to efforts towards social justice. There are undeniable issues affecting minority students and women in some colleges and...
View ArticleStandardized Testing: The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good
Everyone, from kids to adults, dislikes sitting down to complete a standardized test. The crowded, stuffy rooms, the nubby, graphite pencils, the anonymous sheets of empty bubbles — it is a harrowing...
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The Best Degrees for People Interested in Social Justice
The only way that you can right the wrongs that occur in the world is to get actively involved. Organizing protests helps to let government agencies and even corporations know that unfair policies and...
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How to Ensure Your Home-schooled Children Aren’t Missing Out on IT
Home-schooling your children has a plethora of benefits: from cultivating their minds to learn more than just exam answers, to showing them how education has a place in the real world. However, it can...
View Article4 Ways To Overcome Personal Struggles
We all have obstacles we must face in life. There’s not anyone who doesn’t struggle periodically. The reason it doesn’t seem like it, is because a lot of people battle their problems alone. Not many...
View ArticleManaging the Effects of Drug Withdrawal
While research suggests that global rates of drug usage are staying roughly the same, perhaps even decreasing slightly year on year, an increasing number of individuals are seeking treatment and...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team in Manchester, NH, helps children...
An often-overlooked aspect of the opioid epidemic that has exploded across the U.S. in recent years is how often the abuse of heroin or prescription opiates is accompanied by domestic violence. This...
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Explaining the symptoms of PTSD or C-PTSD
Author’s Note: It took me over a month to write this because simply describing what it is like to struggle with the symptoms of C-PTSD resulted in triggering fear, anxiety, and flashbacks. I...
View ArticleWhat’s the worst thing that could happen? – Top ways in which a crime can...
The internet can be a beautiful place where you learn and connect with other people. However, it can also be a dangerous place if you don’t take the necessary precautions. Just like in real life,...
View ArticleWhat are the Benefits of Workers’ Compensation?
Worker’s compensation is a type of insurance that secures compensation and medical assurance for workers and employees. This type of insurance kicks in thecase of an injury at the workplace. There are...
View ArticleWhat to Avoid When Helping a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Deal with the Loss of...
Dealing with the loss of a spouse is a painful, oftentimes long process. This grieving process can be complicated by conditions like Alzheimer’s, which causes confusion and forgetfulness. If you’re...
View ArticleThe Parent Training experience at Scandiano drug addiction service – Ser.t (1)
Abstract The treatment of people with addiction disorders is more effective when families are involved in the process. This is showed by many recent researches and also by our direct experience during...
View ArticleA Bike Ride To Believe “INN” – Sarah O’Connor’s INNcredible Journey
Log-on to: https://soundcloud.com/user-848078426/get-active-the-inn-10-22-17 To hear an incredible story of Volunteerism!!! This “Get Active” segment was Hosted by Z-100’s own Skeery Jones, Executive...
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