Psychology & Psychiatry
Lone parent jobseeking requirements negatively affect mental health
Mandatory employment requirements adversely impact the mental health of lone parents, according to a new study.
Jul 3, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why is suicide on the rise in the U.S. – but falling in most of Europe?
Suicide now ranks in the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S.
Jun 28, 2018
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Other
Jacket for cardiorespiratory monitoring of laboratory animals
To meet their objective of offering connected devices for the physiological monitoring of laboratory animals without recourse to anesthesia or surgery, researchers from the TIMC-IMAG laboratory (CNRS / Université Grenoble ...
Jun 15, 2018
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Health
Lack of paid sick leave linked to poverty
(HealthDay)—Workers without paid sick leave are three times more likely to have incomes below the poverty line, two new studies find.
Jun 14, 2018
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Pediatrics
Cohesive neighborhoods, less spanking result in fewer child welfare visits
The child welfare system is more likely to intervene in households in "less neighborly" neighborhoods and in which parents spank their kids, a new study shows.
Apr 10, 2018
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Pediatrics
Research shows child welfare social workers lack consistency when helping at-risk children
Differing perceptions of risk among child welfare social workers is leading to inconsistent outcomes for children in need, a University of Otago-led study reveals.
Apr 5, 2018
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Health
Austerity policies lie at heart of soaring homelessness and related health harms, argue experts
Austerity policies lie at the heart of soaring homelessness across England, with serious health implications for those affected, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Jan 29, 2018
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Pediatrics
Pocket devices a big help to ADHD kids
For children who need help from so-called welfare technology in order to manage their day-to-day lives, it is important that the assistance they get is invisible to others. Many obtain effective help from an app installed ...
Jan 3, 2018
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Pediatrics
Study suggests social workers lack tools to identify potential chronic child neglect
Neglect accounts for more than 75 percent of all child protection cases in the United States, yet, despite this alarming frequency, child welfare workers lack effective assessment tools for identifying the associated risk ...
Dec 14, 2017
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Pediatrics
Head Start may protect against foster care placement
Participating in Head Start may help prevent young children from being placed in foster care, finds a national study led by a Michigan State University researcher.
Oct 10, 2017
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