Drug intervention programs, according to the National Institute of Justice, offer comprehensive treatment designed to provide drug-involved individuals with life and educational skills, self-esteem and resources to resist crime, violence and...
Unlike prevention programs, drug and alcohol intervention programs target those who are already at risk for drug-related problems: college students who have to deal with drinking on campus, young people from families with a history of drug...
Parents are looking for programs that meet or exceed their needs and what they believe to be the needs of their children. And since families and situations differ, a parent's expectation can vary widely. There are some baseline expectations that...
According to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Advocates for Human Rights, treatment for spousal abuse, or batterer intervention, is often a process that is court-ordered by judges in domestic violence cases. An abuser or batterer may also...
Smoking cigarettes has a direct effect on your appetite. According to the Tobacco Research and Intervention Program, smokers weigh between four and 10 pounds less than nonsmokers, given the same amount of daily food intake and physical activity....
About 15% of Americans drink excessively, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Excessive alcohol use can increase a person's risk for cancer, stroke, high blood pressure and a host of other conditions, according to...
Asperger's syndrome is one of the disorders that falls into the spectrum of autism disorders. Children who display signs of Asperger's syndrome tend to be at higher functioning levels than those with full-blown autism, notes the American Academy...
The goals of most family planning programs include protecting the health of women and children, supporting women's rights, providing information and counseling related to male and female reproductive health, and stabilizing population growth....
According to a 2004 Allstate Foundation national poll on domestic violence, 3 out of every 4 people responding reported knowing someone who is or was a victim of domestic abuse. Statistics compiled by the Department of Justice show that women are...
Anger management issues in children can cause frustration in parents and the children themselves. Anger issues can lead to aggressive behavior and lead to social problems. Programs exist that train both children and their caregivers in tools that...
Down syndrome is a condition that causes mental retardation and developmental problems. It is present before birth, and is caused by a defect in chromosome 21, according to the Mayo Clinic. Children with Down syndrome usually can learn to crawl,...
Some couples may stay together to raise their children, but slightly more than 40 percent of first marriages in America end in divorce, according to the National Center for Health Statistics cited at DivorceReform.org. Many of those marriages...
Parents anticipating the birth of a normal, healthy child can find themselves facing a challenge if their child is born with, or develops, developmental delays due to genetics, an illness or events during pregnancy. These events can create an...
Increasing vertical jump performance is the goal of athletes in almost any sport that requires explosive movements. Much research over the past few decades has been done in regards to the best method for effectively improving vertical jump...
Early childhood development systems help children from birth to age 3 with a diagnosed developmental delay or disability. These disabilities or delays might be immediately apparent at birth or they might appear over time. Each state administers...
Toddlers enter a period of rapid development during their 18th month of life. Parenting expert Heidi Murkoff, author of the "What to Expect" series of parenting books, notes that many 18-month-old toddlers begin expanding their vocabulary and...
The National Survey on Drug Abuse and Health reported that 5.3 million Americans 12 or older abused cocaine at some point in 2008. Cocaine produces an immediate pleasurable effect that makes the user energized for a brief time. Cocaine causes a...
Weight loss programs help you lose weight and offer other health benefits. Following a weight loss program improves your health, including raising your glucose tolerance, treating urinary incontinence and improving knee function in osteoarthritis...
The presence of autism can be seen in children who display problems with communication, language acquisition, play behaviors and interactions with others, notes HelpGuide.org. The more a caregiver understands child development and the signs of...
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, a third of all Americans were obese as of 2010. Based on this percentage of obesity and the popularity of the Internet, many organizations have combined the two factors....
Autism is one of a group of severe personality disorders that can disrupt social relationships and communication skills. Autism often leads to lifelong disabilities, but research has proven that early detection and intervention can radically...
Adolescence is a chaotic time, as youth straddle the worlds of being a dependent child and an autonomous adult. The ensuing years are marked by rapid emotional and social changes, risk-taking behavior and excessive peer influence. Adding to the...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a baby is considered to be premature if he is born before his mother's 37th week of pregnancy. The NIH reports that between 8 and 10 percent of U.S. pregnancies are premature. The development...
ABA, or Applied Behavioral Analysis, was begun in the 1930s by B.F. Skinner. His research, which involved observing behaviors of people in their natural settings, sparked interest decades later among those working with children on the Autism...
Drug use in adolescence continues to be a major health risk. Many individuals begin using drugs in high school, with smaller numbers of people beginning in junior high. Developmentally, adolescents are oriented toward risk taking, including...
Strategies for preventing drug abuse range from an individual focus to a community-wide approach. Considering that there are both internal and external contributors to drug abuse, it make sense to consider environmental factors as well as those...
Dean Ornish is a medical doctor who invented a program to treat patients living with obesity and heart disease using diet and lifestyle changes. Dr. Ornish heads the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, and is a faculty...
As your child progresses through infancy and becomes a toddler, he should be reaching specific developmental milestones in fine motor skills, language, thinking and social skills. Not every child reaches these milestones at the same rate or pace;...
Before your child can begin to overcome speech delay, you should have that delay diagnosed. Some parents will evaluate their child's language by comparing it with other that of other children at peer level, which may create the illusion that the...
Any runner knows when something is wrong with their hip. The IlioPsoas is part of your hip flexor and this video clip will give you more information on this condition.
