In juvenile mental health diversion court – known as JM-4 – in Washington, D.C., minors who are diagnosed with mental health problems and also charged with criminal offenses are given the option of treatment instead of incarceration. As The Washington Post reports, JM-4 Superior Court is one of approximately a dozen
Month: March 2012
A survey of Michigan parents found that support for mental health initiatives in schools is strong within the state.The survey, conducted July 2010, was a collaboration between the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and Parent Action for Healthy Kids (PAFHK), and encompassed Michigan parents
When African American men respond to racism by holding in their feelings and not reacting outwardly, they could be doing more harm than good for their mental health, according to a University of North Carolina study. “We know that traditional role expectations are that men will restrict their emotions –
The National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence is asking mental health professionals, especially those working with children and families who have experienced violence, for their input as part of a nationwide initiative to prevent children’s exposure to violence and to reduce the negative effects experienced by those who have already
As Army and government officials grapple with the fallout of a shooting rampage by an Army staff sergeant Sunday that left 16 Afghan villagers dead, nine of them children, legislators are asking the Pentagon why the soldier’s mental health wasn’t called into question. As Reuters reports, despite being treated for a traumatic
The amount of pressure students face from elementary school through college has only increased over the years, and with it are increased reports of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and eating disorders. But as The Examiner reports, a new mental health resource is being offered in some Florida schools
Many people know the proper steps to take when someone has trouble breathing, suffers a serious fall or goes unconscious because they’ve taken a first aid class, but fewer are aware of the proper protocol when a friend admits to having suicidal thoughts or a stranger in a grocery store
Richard Yep, executive director of the American Counseling Association, was recently appointed as a member of the digitalNow Advisory Group. The group is responsible for selecting topics and presenters for the annual digitalNow Conference, which addresses the critical issues facing association leaders in the digital age, including branding, personalization, developing an
Results of a study led by University of Warwick researchers revealed that people report better mental quality of life even as they age and their physical quality of life decreases. The researchers analyzed lifestyle and health patterns in more than 10,000 individuals living in the United States and the United
The daily grind of life can wear our patience levels thin and bring up occasional feelings of annoyance. However, most people don’t act on this frustration in an aggressive way — and a new review article in Current Directions in Psychological Science finds that the reason for this is self-control.