The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD) announces its seventh biennial meeting on October 28-30, 2011, at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
shows 49% rise in ER visits for drug related suicide attempts by females aged 50 and older
June 15, 2011
A new national study shows that from 2005 to 2009 (the most recent year with available figures) there was a 49% increase in emergency department visits for drug related suicide attempts by women aged 50 and older.
Held every four years since 1999 as 'Olympics' of creativity and co-creation, the festival integrates art and sport with STEM disciplines for children's holistic development.
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services has recently published a discretionary research funding announcement titled "Early Head Start University Partnership Grants: Buffering Children from Toxic Stress."
How well a family recovers from a natural catastrophe may be tied to the household's pre-disaster make up and socio-economic status
May 23, 2011
How well a family recovers from a natural catastrophe may be tied to the household's pre-disaster make up and socio-economic status. In a recent study, Dr. Michael Rendall of the RAND Corporation compared the number of households in New Orleans, LA that broke up following Hurricane Katrina to the national rate of household break-ups over an equivalent period. An estimated 1.3 million people fled the Gulf Coast during that emergency in 2005 - the largest urban evacuation America has ever seen. The results are published today in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty has an interesting article on their website titled “Building a Foundation for Prosperity on the Science of Early Childhood Development, by Jack Shonkoff, M.D.
Six new white papers outlining scientific opportunities for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) are now available on the institute's Website for public comment.
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