ADHD Most Prevalent Disorder in Report on Mental Health of Children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiled data from several sources for this first-ever snapshot of children's mental health. Read Full Post >
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December 18, 2012
Conn. School Shootings Unleashed Attack on Disabilities, Too
Unconfirmed diagnoses of autism, mental health disorders, or other conditions have been blamed for the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Read Full Post >
August 04, 2012
Talk Therapy an Option for Those Using Assistive Technology to Speak
Psychologist Amy Szarkowski figured out provide therapy to work with clients who use communication devices to replace their own voices. Read Full Post >
July 24, 2012
New Film Explores Students With Emotional, Behavioral Disabilities
Kelsey Carroll's a self-proclaimed "bitch" who says she's into safety pins, piercings, and tattoos. One of her teachers doesn't want her in class, but a new documentary shows she has what it takes to graduate—with some adult support. Read Full Post >
November 20, 2008
Mental Health Services for Children Lacking
The National Center for Children in Poverty, based at Columbia University in New York, has released a report that shows that states are still struggling to deliver adequate care to children and youth with mental health problems. The study revisits a topic that was explored in another report, Uncla... Read Full Post >
June 05, 2008
Systems of Care
Sometimes my blog subjects and my newspaper stories match up quite nicely: last week, around the same time I read and blogged about a story in Newsweek about a young child with bipolar disorder, I wrote a short column for the newspaper on "systems of care." (Access to Edweek.org is free through Jun... Read Full Post >
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