Research linking economic conditions and health often does not consider children's mental health problems. In a new Health Economics study, investigators found that U.S. children's mental health worsened as the economy weakened. ...
Jun 5, 2019
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University of South Australia researchers are calling for an end to 'revolving-door' emergency departments after finding evidence revealing alarmingly high attendance rates at hospital emergency departments for children, ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Globally the statistics are daunting. Across countries and communities between 15 and 50 per cent of children are subject to serious abuse and neglect within their own families, most often at the hands of a parent.
Dec 15, 2020
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(Medical Xpress)—Medicaid claims are a poor way to identify child abuse and neglect at a population level, according to a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Sep 25, 2014
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Poor children will be hit hardest by government welfare cuts, warn experts writing in The BMJ this week. David Taylor-Robinson and colleagues at the University of Liverpool say the welfare changes heralded in the chancellor's ...
Oct 13, 2015
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It's a question many women may ask themselves during pregnancy: Will an occasional glass of wine harm the baby?
Aug 4, 2024
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Anxiety disorders are common among Australian children, affecting nearly 7% of those aged 4–11 years.
Jul 24, 2023
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Families are slowly trying to return to normalcy after the devastating Hurricane Irma. As power is restored, schools reopen and the clean-up continues, Jonathan Comer, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Florida International ...
Sep 21, 2017
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A new longitudinal study that examined an intervention for children at high risk of developing behavior problems has found that teaching so-called soft skills was key to preventing criminal and delinquent problems later in ...
Dec 16, 2015
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During the pandemic, Canadians have been asked to stay home to stay safe, yet thousands of youth are facing homelessness. Each year in Ontario, 800-1,000 youth age out of the child welfare system.
Feb 25, 2021
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