Adverse Childhood Experiences: Risk Factors for Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Risk Factors for Substance Abuse and Mental Health – The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. In this video, Dr. Ro…

Our View: Lawmakers, regulators behind the curve, foster care surge shows

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Lawmakers have backed spending cuts that affect support services for foster care adoptive parents like the Beaulieus, while regulators have failed to track long-term trends in foster care. 2013 File Photo/Gabe Souza … A report in the Maine Sunday …
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AM Alert: California's Legislature is back in session

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(For an interesting perspective on Chavez's legacy, talk to Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, whose parents worked with the famous farm worker organizer). … Assemblyman Ken Cooley, D-Rancho Cordova, will be joined by Sacramento County Sheriff Scott …
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Plutocracy in America

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BLIND FAITH IN DRONES — Tom Barry on the proliferation of drones, from the CIA to the military to the drug warriors; BIG BANG THEORY IN NORTH KOREA: Peter Lee on how the latest nuclear weapons tests might change the power dynamics on the Korean …
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