• An increase in child abuse could be linked to an increase in home foreclosures.
• Women with higher job strain are 67 percent more likely to experience a heart attack than women with low strain at their jobs.
• Researchers are looking into the use of mindfulness techniques such as meditation to help student nurses cope with stress.
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is trying to bridge the gap between local public mental health systems and military and Veterans Administration systems through their Policy Academy program.

Heather Rudow is a staff writer for Counseling Today. Email her at hrudow@counseling.org.