More than a third of 12th graders report having used marijuana, also called cannabis. And 78 percent of first-time marijuana users are between the ages of 12 and 20 years. Concerningly, cannabis use…
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Thanks to pioneering research spanning three generations led by BBRF Scientific Council member, three-time grantee and prizewinner Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., it is now widely accepted that children of…
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Childhood maltreatment not only causes incalculable suffering and pain in those who are subjected to it; it is also thought to raise the risk for many near- and long-term adverse consequences,…
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For very young children abandoned by their parents and placed in institutional care settings, what is the potentially beneficial impact of being placed with a foster family? Does it matter if…
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Anxiety disorders are the most common class of pediatric psychiatric illness,” notes Dr. Chad Sylvester. They affect up to 30% of all youths under 18 years of age and severely impair an estimated 10…
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