LGBTQ individuals can become parents in a number of ways, including adoption, foster parenting, donor insemination, surrogacy, and from previous heterosexual relationships. These parents…
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Family resilience is the capacity of a family, as a functional system, to withstand and rebound from adversity.
Throughout history Black Americans have faced a number of factors that put them at risk for mental health problems, and intergenerational trauma continues to leave mental scars on Black communities.
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, 1 in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult. However, experts agree that…
Attachment Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC; Dozier et al., 2006) is a 10-week, home visiting parenting program primarily families with infants and toddlers (ages 6…
As reported by multiple news sites and academic articles, providers have noticed an increase in tic symptoms during the pandemic, particularly among adolescent girls. The tics mimic those seen in…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to statistics compiled by the
Suicide is the leading cause of death among school aged youth, and as of 2018 in North Carolina in particular the rate of youth (ages 10-17) suicide in the state has nearly…
A look at racial and ethnic disparities in youth mental health care.
NC-PAL was recently featured by the North Carolina Healthcare Association in a piece about resources to improve healthcare access in North Carolina.
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