| Headline News |
2008 May is Mental Health Month
05 MAY 2008 — National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is May 8, 2008. Full Story
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| Therapeutic Education |
SUWS Adolescent and Youth Wilderness Program Announces New Family Camp
15 APR 2008 — Five-day, mid-treatment family camp sends parents on a wilderness journey with their troubled teens. Full Story
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Four Circles Recovery Center Introduces Women-Only Substance Abuse Treatment Track
15 APR 2008 — New track provides a safe, nurturing environment for young women coping with substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and other addiction-related issues. Full Story
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Soltreks Nominated for Established Entrpreneurial Success Award
14 APR 2008 — Soltreks, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been nominated for the 16th Annual Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Awards recognized by the UMD Center for Economic Development. Full Story
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| Autism |
Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC begins search for causes of autism
07 MAY 2008 — Simons Simplex Collection is a coordinated effort to create a database of genetic and behavioral information about cases where there is only one family member with autism. Full Story
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Mental disorders in parents linked to autism in children
05 MAY 2008 — Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children, according to an analysis of Swedish birth and hospital records. Full Story
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| Child Development |
US Teens adopted as infants appear to have moderately inceased odds of mental health problems
05 MAY 2008 — Although most adopted American teens are psychologically healthy, adoptees appear to be at greater risk for emotional and behavioral problems than non-adoptees, according to new report. Full Story
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| Health |
MIT study suggests caution on new anti-obesity drug in kids
07 MAY 2008 — Anti-obesity drugs that work by blocking brain molecules similar to those in marijuana could also interfere with neural development in young children, according to a new study from MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memo Full Story
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| Higher Education |
Higher Education Retention Survey Reveals Toughest Challenges Exist Early in Students' College Career
06 MAY 2008 — Respondents to EducationDynamics survey also disclose key tools for keeping students on track. Full Story
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Loan Specialists Predict Student Loan Crisis in 2008
06 MAY 2008 — With the US economy heading into a recession, Loan Specialists from www.easyonlinefunds.com are warning parents and students to be prepared for student loan crisis this year. Full Story
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| Mental Health |
Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?
06 MAY 2008 — A new study reports fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder based on a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview--DSM-IV Structured Clinical Interview. Full Story
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Sudden death of a parent may pose mental health risks for Children, surviving caregivers
05 MAY 2008 — Children who had a parent who died suddenly have three times the risk of depression than those with two living parents, along with an increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder according to a new report. Full Story
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| Outdoor Adventure |
Outside Magazine Names NOLS as One of America's Best Places to Work in 2008
14 APR 2008 — The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) today was named to Outside magazine’s (www.outsideonline.com) inaugural “Best Places to Work” list. Full Story
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| Parenting |
After divorce, stable families help minimize long-term harm to children
07 MAY 2008 — For children of divorce, what happens after their parents split up may be just as important to their long-term well-being as the divorce itself. Full Story
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Psychiatrist Addresses Subject of Video Games, Addiction
06 MAY 2008 — How much is too much? Are video games addictive? Psychiatrist and gamer Kourosh Dini, MD, helps parents find out the answers to these questions and more in his new book, Video Game Play and Addiction: A Guide for Parents. Full Story
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| Substance Use/Misuse |
Preference for alcohol in adolescence may lead to heavy drinking
05 MAY 2008 — Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown a connection between early drinking patterns and a tendency to be a heavy drinker in adulthood, in a study of adolescent rats. Full Story
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Genes and the environment contribute differently to drinking among young adolescents
05 MAY 2008 — A new twins study from the Netherlands has found that genetic factors appear to be involved in the early initiation of alcohol use, while common environmental factors become involved once alcohol use has begun. Full Story
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Alcoholism is not just a 'man's disease' anymore
04 MAY 2008 — A new examination of data on similarly aged groups, compared across decades, has found substantial increases in drinking and alcohol dependence among women. Increases were particularly notable among white and Hispanic women. Full Story
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| Teen Culture |
Young people are intentionally taking drink and drugs for better sex
08 MAY 2008 — Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. Full Story
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Estimated 750,000 Problem Gamblers Among America's Youth
06 MAY 2008 — Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). Full Story
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