When Secretary of Education Arne Duncan headed the Chicago Public School system, he asked staffers there what time of day the most kids were being arrested. He was looking to curb the number of students who were going to jail, and assumed an...
Psychiatric drugs and psychotherapy mostly have the same purpose: to make us feel better mentally and emotionally. However, it seems like common sense to assume that they do so by very different means, the former acting chemically on your brain...
Ye Seong Kim's freshman year at UCLA was so stressful that she considered dropping out and attending a community college until she was better prepared. "After struggling and studying so hard, it seemed like it wasn't paying off and I...
Father Jeff Putthoff, SJ, Founder, Hopeworks N’Camden (center), was ecstatic about the reach of his presentation the day before—well beyond the Department of Labor (DOL) auditorium in Washington, DC and out across the country to more than...
We might not be able to remember every stressful episode of our childhood. But the emotional upheaval we experience as kids — whether it's the loss of a loved one, the chronic stress of economic insecurity, or social interactions that...
The criminal justice system in New York City is ill equipped to deal with the needs of LGBTQ young people who engage in survival sex, according to a new report from the Urban Institute . Youth cycle through the system, an experience that...
People with mental health issues should be more involved in running the services they use, a group representing NHS managers has recommended. Helen Birtwhistle, the external affairs director at the NHS Confederation, said service users were...
For students seeking help with mental health issues, student-run organizations are increasingly providing support. Recently, the number of student groups created to address issues involving mental health has risen. These efforts—such as...
While in Philadelphia, during a visit to the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, the Pope shared the following words: “Any society, any family, which cannot share or take seriously the pain of its children, and views that pain as...
Dreams do come true even if you have to wait a very long time. Julie's grandmother came over on Ellis Island while her friend Cordelia Grimm (great, great granddaughter of one of the Brothers Grimm) was sent back home. Cordelia's dream would...
A new report released Thursday provides a detailed look at the graduation rates of low-income college students. At many colleges, low-income students graduate at much lower rates than their high-income peers. At the University of...
Did you know that growing up facing adversity in your childhood home has an impact on your life that can last well into your adult years? The adversity negatively wires a developing brain. This can cause us to struggle with our relationships,...
It’s a common sight on Japanese mass transit: children troop through train cars, singly or in small groups, looking for seats. They wear knee socks, polished patent leather shoes, and plaid jumpers, with wide-brimmed hats fastened under...
On the evening of September 10, 2011, Taylonn Murphy took the subway to West Harlem to visit his eighteen-year-old daughter. He found her sitting on a bench, joking with her friends, in front of the building where she lived with her mother....
This year's preliminary federal report on crime in the United States, drawn from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system, is full of good news. Violent crimes decreased by 0.2 percent compared to...