Mentoring programs are a great way to lend support to youths who need it, but the question of their effectiveness over time still remains. Through a study involving 70 existing evaluations of mentoring programs, co-author David DuBois found that while mentoring does seem to help improve youths’ test scores, there’s little
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We are still be one year away from the 2012 presidential election, which, if any of the recent data is accurate, promises to be a contentious one. But as The New York Times reports, today’s local elections will cause voters to experience stress. Multiple studies have confirmed that voters experience
A new study suggests that there might be a link between children with behavior problems and the fact that their fathers are suffering from depression. Previous research has found that children’s brains can develop differently if their mother is depressed or stressed while pregnant, but this newly released study revealed that
Previous studies have linked America’s black population with higher instances of medical problems , such as high blood pressure, obesity, cardiovascular problems, poor self-reported health and premature disease-related disability when compared with other races. But, according to preliminary epidemiological findings for a new study, when it comes to mental health and occurrences of
Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 10 and 24, with more than 4,600 victims each year and countless more attempts. But after a youth leaves the emergency room (ED) after an attempted suicide, little is usually done in the way of treatment or suicide prevention
After their World Series victory last week, the St. Louis Cardinals have won more championships than any other team in the National League, winning 11 of the 18 World Series that they’ve played in. But a study published in Psychological Science reveals that Cardinals fans will likely remember the team’s
The battle against breast cancer is a difficult one. According to the American Cancer Society, this year, more than 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and roughly 40,000 will lose the fight. But a new University of Missouri study suggests that there might be a link between a
Even though they’re impulsive and unsettled, there’s something about a bad boy that makes for an entertaining movie or a swoon-worthy protagonist in a novel. But according to new research in Biological Psychiatry, if these men were to be real people, they might actually be suffering from low levels of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid),
In the midst of an economic recession, a person’s credit score can be more important than ever when it comes to a background check for buying a home or acquiring a job. But Louisiana State University found that a person’s credit score is linked to something even more telling: one’s
Gentle Barn in Santa Clarita, Calif., is filled with cows, pigs, goats and people, all of whom are all going through the healing process after difficult times. As The New York Times reports, the animals have sought refuge at the barn after living in abusive situations; the people come to Gentle