Nature World News, August 29, 2013
"Drinking alcohol during teens and early adulthood increases risk of breast cancer in women, a new study reported.
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said that they have found a link between alcohol consumption in early age and breast cancer later in life. Previous research had usually assessed alcohol consumption in women mid or post-childbearing years. The current study shows that teen girls who drink excess amounts of alcohol might be at a greater risk of breast cancer.
About 25 percent of youth aged between 12 and 20 years reported drinking alcohol and about 16 percent said that they binge drink, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health ( 2011)." Read More
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Under Age Drinking
WTNH News-8, August 28, 2013
"Pat Rehmer, Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services was in the studio to discuss a disturbing trend taking place right here in Connecticut. Underage drinking, particularly binge drinking, is a public health problem and often leads to alcohol dependence or abuse in persons who first use alcohol before the age of 21 or older. Therefore,a group of state and community agencies have gotten together to try to decrease underage drinking. While rates of underage drinking are starting to decrease they are still unacceptably high." Read More
"Pat Rehmer, Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services was in the studio to discuss a disturbing trend taking place right here in Connecticut. Underage drinking, particularly binge drinking, is a public health problem and often leads to alcohol dependence or abuse in persons who first use alcohol before the age of 21 or older. Therefore,a group of state and community agencies have gotten together to try to decrease underage drinking. While rates of underage drinking are starting to decrease they are still unacceptably high." Read More
Bullying and suicide can go hand-in-hand
CT Post, August 28, 2013
"Bullying and suicide too often go hand-in-hand.
When a teen is being harassed, he or she can feel dejected and hopeless. 'It can really leave you in a place where you wonder `What is the point anymore?'' said Dr. Robin Stern, assistant director of special projects for Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence.
Thus it's unsurprising, if profoundly sad, to hear that the suicide of 15-year-old Greenwich High School student Bartlomiej 'Bart' Palosz might have been linked to bullying." Read More
"Bullying and suicide too often go hand-in-hand.
When a teen is being harassed, he or she can feel dejected and hopeless. 'It can really leave you in a place where you wonder `What is the point anymore?'' said Dr. Robin Stern, assistant director of special projects for Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence.
Thus it's unsurprising, if profoundly sad, to hear that the suicide of 15-year-old Greenwich High School student Bartlomiej 'Bart' Palosz might have been linked to bullying." Read More
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
When Protection Hurts: Educating and Empowering Students of All Abilities
The Huffington Post, August 27, 2013
"On Tuesday, the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) issued a Dear Colleague letter outlining the all too familiar negative effects of bullying. The piece focused on students with disabilities, who experience significantly higher rates of bullying than their typical-peers. In the letter, OSERS reminded schools of their 'obligation to ensure that a student with a disability who is the target of bullying behavior continues to receive FAPE (Free and Appropriate Public Education) in accordance with his or her IEP (Individualized Education Plan)'.
That obligation might seem obvious to most, but there's more to it. We all know bullying harms students. But, is it possible that efforts to prevent or end bullying could also deny students' educational rights, particularly their right to be included?" Read More
Report: Underage tobacco sales at record lows
CT Post, August 27, 2013
"New statistics show that the sale of tobacco to minors in the U.S. were held near all-time lows last year under a federal-state inspection program intended to curb underage usage.
The violation rate of tobacco sales to underage youth at retailers nationwide has fallen from about 40 percent in 1997 to 9.1 percent in the last fiscal year, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration report released Tuesday. The rate, which reached an all-time low of 8.5 percent in 2011, is based on the results of random, unannounced inspections conducted at stores to see whether they'd sell tobacco products to a customer under the age of 18." Read More
"New statistics show that the sale of tobacco to minors in the U.S. were held near all-time lows last year under a federal-state inspection program intended to curb underage usage.
The violation rate of tobacco sales to underage youth at retailers nationwide has fallen from about 40 percent in 1997 to 9.1 percent in the last fiscal year, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration report released Tuesday. The rate, which reached an all-time low of 8.5 percent in 2011, is based on the results of random, unannounced inspections conducted at stores to see whether they'd sell tobacco products to a customer under the age of 18." Read More
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
What Does Assertiveness Have to Do with Stopping Bullying?
Huffington Post, August 26, 2013
"Round-the-clock internet availability and 24/7 cell phone access gives kids the opportunity to be in touch at any (and every) moment. For many tweens and teens, it is a thrill to be able to connect with friends beyond the school day or a traditional curfew. For those who are targeted by cruel peers, however, it can seem as if there is no escape from cruel teasing, taunting, and texting. In this world of constant contact, children need to know how to communicate effectively.
Assertiveness is a style of communication in which a person expresses his thoughts and feelings in a verbal, non-blaming, respectful way (Long, Long & Whitson, 2008). When considered in the context of young people targeted by bullies, assertive communication is the essential middle ground between an aggressive comeback that escalates a bully's hostility and a passive response that projects a target's lack of power." Read More
"Round-the-clock internet availability and 24/7 cell phone access gives kids the opportunity to be in touch at any (and every) moment. For many tweens and teens, it is a thrill to be able to connect with friends beyond the school day or a traditional curfew. For those who are targeted by cruel peers, however, it can seem as if there is no escape from cruel teasing, taunting, and texting. In this world of constant contact, children need to know how to communicate effectively.
Assertiveness is a style of communication in which a person expresses his thoughts and feelings in a verbal, non-blaming, respectful way (Long, Long & Whitson, 2008). When considered in the context of young people targeted by bullies, assertive communication is the essential middle ground between an aggressive comeback that escalates a bully's hostility and a passive response that projects a target's lack of power." Read More
Parents can help teens who have problem with drinking
Nevada Appeal, August 26, 2013
"If you as a parent think your teen hasn’t experimented with alcohol, the statistics could shake up your assumptions.
In 2012, one-fourth of twelfth graders reported binge drinking and 11 percent of eighth-graders said they consumed alcohol in a 30-day period prior to a survey conducted by the Institute for Social Research at The University of Michigan.
But you can take steps to forestall your teen’s interest in drinking." Read More
"If you as a parent think your teen hasn’t experimented with alcohol, the statistics could shake up your assumptions.
In 2012, one-fourth of twelfth graders reported binge drinking and 11 percent of eighth-graders said they consumed alcohol in a 30-day period prior to a survey conducted by the Institute for Social Research at The University of Michigan.
But you can take steps to forestall your teen’s interest in drinking." Read More
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