Report offers evidence-based recommendations aimed at reducing Illinois gun violence
Johns Hopkins report identifies weaknesses or gaps in current Illinois law and offers recommendations to reduce gun violence Ilinois could ...
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Study finds children with autism more likely to face maltreatment
A recent study by Vanderbilt researchers of 11 counties in Middle Tennessee revealed that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...
CWRU receives $1.3M to develop decision-making tool for treating intimate partner violence
Project will identify most promising interventions and help providers tailor treatmentsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Case Western ...
Stereotypes of romantic love may justify gender-based violence
So warns a study that has performed a qualitative analysis of the teen series Física o Química, published by María ...
Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds
GALVESTON, Texas - Counter to a lot of public opinion, having a mental illness does not necessarily make a person ...
Study links adult fibromyalgia to childhood sexual abuse
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions are an effective treatment, Tel Aviv University researchers say A new Tel Aviv University study finds ...
Survivors of a firearm injury at risk for subsequent hospitalizations
(Boston)--Ten percent of firearm injury survivors will be readmitted to the hospital for further treatment within 90 days of their ...
How a one-hour 'planting party' lifts spirits, builds skills among women in prison
Credit: Toews et al Both the study's idea and its outcomes were straightforward: Organize a short houseplant-potting workshop for incarcerated ...
Study reveals alarming numbers of violent injuries among schoolchildren
HOUSTON - (Jan. 24, 2019) - Nearly 1 in 5 fifth-graders has received violent injuries, the majority delivered by guns ...
Study looks at ranger motivation in dangerous African park
Credit: Andrew Kirkby A new study by WCS looks at the job satisfaction of front line conservation rangers working in ...
BU: US youth suicides more prevalent in states with higher gun ownership
On average, three youths between 10 and 19 years old die by firearm-related suicide every day (Boston)--A new study led ...
Adolescents who self-harm more likely to commit violent crime
Credit: Duke Center for Child and Family Policy DURHAM, N.C. -- Young people who self-harm are three times more likely ...
Study examines development of physical aggression in children as they age
Bottom Line: Children can exhibit physical aggression when they are very young but that behavior typically declines before and during ...
Prisoners who are sanctioned more are more likely to re-offend
Many prisons today use sanctions to discipline prisoners, including segregating them from other inmates, transferring them away from other inmates, ...