Can School Heal Children in Pain?

https://medium.com/bright/can-school-heal-children-in-pain-d9ef3abb9176

James Redford

Bright Magazine

1 June 2015

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Adverse childhood experiences — like assault, emotional abuse, observing domestic violence — can fundamentally alter a child’s body and brain. Lincoln High School teachers are taking in a "trauma-informed care" approach to their teaching to help those vulnerable students whose brains have been altered due to violence, abuse, or assault.

Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/depressed-try-therapy-without-the-therapist

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

19 June 2015

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MoodGYM is an online program targeted to help those suffering from depression for whom it is a challenge to access therapy because of location or the stigma it carries. Essentially a therapy session in your pocket, the program allows users to access help at little to no cost, regardless of where they are or what time of day it is.

Doctor Hotspot

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/doctor-hotspot

Atul Gawande

PBS Frontline

3 August 2011

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The highest hospital costs come from preventable emergency room visits. A doctor in Camden developed a home visit program which gives better and cheaper care.

Overcoming Poverty's Damage to Learning

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/overcoming-povertys-damage-to-learning

David Bornstein

The New York Times

17 April 2015

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Turnaround for Children, an organization founded to address mental health issues and their repercussions in the classroom, focuses on preparing teachers and schools to structure classroom environments in a constructive way. They create opportunities for learning in rigorous ways with high expectations so that children thrive and are well cared for, helping them to thrive both academically and emotionally.

In Classroom Discipline, a Soft Approach Is Harder Than It Looks

https://medium.com/bright/in-classroom-discipline-a-soft-approach-is-harder-than-it-looks-3cc043197fbb

Ruben Brosbe

Bright Magazine

14 April 2015

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When students misbehave in school, teachers struggle to decide the right kind of intervention, with school suspension a common outcome. However, research has shown that school suspensions can increase the likelihood of dropouts and incarcerations so that there is pressure to decrease the rate of suspensions. Restorative justice has become a favorable alternative because misbehaving students can participate in a number of supportive activities such as peer meditation or collaborative negotiation to build community, trust, and confidence.

Reading, Writing, Required Silence: How Meditation is Changing Schools and Students

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/12/schools-meditation-quiet-time_n_7544582.html?utm_hp_ref=whats-working

Jaweed Kaleem

The Huffington Post

12 June 2015

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Silence can be hard to come by for students at New York City schools, contributing to increased stress. Some schools in New York are incorporating meditation to give their students time to relax and calm their inner minds after studying all day.

Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/us/rethinking-solitary-confinement.html

Erica Goode

The New York Times

10 March 2012

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A positive transformation in a Mississippi prison has become a focal point for a growing number of states rethinking the use of long-term isolation. Humanitarian groups have long argued that solitary confinement has devastating psychological effects, but a central driver in the recent shift is economics. Some officials have also been persuaded by research suggesting that isolation is vastly overused and that it does little to reduce overall prison violence.

Protecting Children From Toxic Stress

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/protecting-children-from-toxic-stress

David Bornstein

The New York Times

30 October 2013

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Child First is a program in Connecticut, where staff members deliver home-based parent guidance and child-parent psychotherapy to help prevent the detrimental physical and mental effects of toxic stress on children. The engagement is guided by an evidence-based methodology called Child-Parent Psychotherapy, which is grounded in collaborative problem solving.

Battling America's other PTSD crisis

http://news.yahoo.com/battling-america-s-other-ptsd-crisis-194336514.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

Tina Rosenberg

Yahoo! News

6 March 2015

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A program in Philadelphia is pioneering new ways to treat the urban wounded. By seeing it as PTSD, and not pointing fingers, the city is using mental health tools to decrease violence and heal communities.

Changing Course

http://ctmirror.org/2015/01/21/changing-course

Arielle Levin Becker

The Connecticut Mirror

21 January 2015

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Science suggests that having a secure relationship with a caregiver can help protect a child’s brain and body from the effects of adversity. A Connecticut program for young children who have experienced trauma or other challenges has gotten results by focusing on that relationship – and the things that can interfere, including depression, family violence, and a parent’s own history of trauma.