by HomeOfEighT8 | Feb 4, 2015 | Advice, Featured Article, Health, Resources
______________________________________________ By PAMELA SHIFMAN and SALAMISHAH TILLETFEB. 3, 2015 Article courtesy:Â www.nytimes.com THE pattern is striking. Men who are eventually arrested for violent acts often began wi th attacks against their girlfriends and...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 27, 2013 | Advice, Resources
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a major trauma. Children and teens with PTSD can have a number of symptoms after a trauma that fall into three...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Sep 15, 2012 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
If there’s one thing I know for sure about being a girl, it’s that it isn’t easy. Having recently survived my teenage years, I can attest to the fact that girls today face a distinct set of challenges that are associated with their sex. Discrimination based on gender,...
by HomeOfEighT8 | May 28, 2012 | Health, Resources
VICTORIA — Infants will soon have a better chance of being born free of alcohol and drug related health challenges, and life-long health and social issues, with the opening of a new drop-in centre close to downtown Victoria for pregnant women with substance use and...
by HomeOfEighT8 | May 4, 2011 | Health, Resources
A difficult childhood reduces life expectancy by 20 years among adults who experienced six or more particular types of abuse or household dysfunction as kids, while those who suffered fewer types of trauma lost fewer years of life, a large-scale epidemiological study...
