African-American women’s beliefs about depression and depression care are consistently and systematically influenced by racism, according to a new study conducted at Oregon Health & Science University. The results are published online in the American Journal of Public Health. Study participants were asked about their experiences and beliefs surrounding the relationship between violence and health…
The popular belief in the United States is that the baby, let alone the fetus, is exempt from thought and the capacity to record enduring experiences. Nothing could be further from the truth. This overlooked chapter of early growth is the building blocks to the capacities for focused thinking and for empathy–or the lack of…
Dating violence is more than just arguing or verbal fighting. Dating violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors that one partner uses to get power over the other, including, any kind of physical violence or threat of physical violence to gain control. Emotional or mental abuse includes playing mind games, making you feel crazy, or…