Oct 24 How should doctors and nurses screen patients for intimate partner violence in the #MeToo era? By Laura Santhanam The best estimates likely under-represent the true scope and scale of intimate partner violence because victims often are afraid to disclose what has happened to them. Continue reading
Oct 10 A poet explains why 'boys will be boys' is the 'stupidest' thing you could say By Lora Strum A young boy pushes a girl off a swing because he likes her. “Boys will be boys,” a teacher explains. Years later, a boy drinks a bit too much and hits his girlfriend. The same words echo in the girl’s… Continue reading
Feb 26 Opinion: Too many children with toxic stress are being misdiagnosed By Dr. Nadine Burke Harris More than 34 million American children have had at least one adverse childhood experience like abuse or neglect. We need every medical professional in this country to be equipped with the right tools for universal screening. Continue reading
May 21 New emojis help children report abuse where words fail By Joshua Barajas A Swedish non-profit hopes a new set of emojis they released will help children and teenagers signal instances of abuse or communicate their stressful situations to adults when words aren’t enough. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:00 Will the U.S. release photos of detainee treatment in Iraq and Afghanistan? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch U.S. attorney finds Rikers Island officers use force 'first' against adolescent inmates By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Giving traumatized kids a head start in healing By PBS News Hour Every year, thousands of children in the U.S. are expelled from school before they reach Kindergarten. Special correspondent Molly Knight Raskin reports on a program in Kansas City, Missouri, that’s trying to stem the trend by looking beyond the classroom… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Border Patrol agent: Serious concerns about potential troop deployments By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch How have surveillance practices impacted cyber security agenda, private sector? How have surveillance practices impacted cyber security agenda, private sector?… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Some Parents of Adopted Children Turn to Online Networks, Triggering Problems Parents Turn to Underground Online Networks to Give Away Foreign Adoptees… Continue watching