Strengthening Families Program Helps Kids Succeed

Strengthening Families Program Helps Kids Succeed
The Strengthening Families Program: for Parents and Youth 10-14 is a seven week program designed to reduce adolescent substance abuse and other problematic behaviors in youth ages 10 – 14 years. It has been scientifically tested and results have … Read more on PA home page

Editorial: Critical need for foster parents, 'forever homes'
It's hard to believe that 12 of these children had been abandoned, that 24 of them were removed from their homes because their caretakers abused drugs and that 62 were being neglected. Arizona … "No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a … Read more on Prescott Daily Courier

Can Public Shaming Be Good Criminal Punishment?
The ultimate in public shaming: In 1989, Dermott, Ark., passed an ordinance threatening parents with two days in a stockade if their children were out after curfew. (drtreypennington/Flickr) … And it could actually work to not only cut down on low … Read more on National Journal