Trends in mental health problems among Swedish adolescents: do school-related factors play a role? - Buli BG, Larm P, Nilsson KW, Hellstr öm-Olsson C, Giannotta F.
AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which school-related factors, such as school liking, participation in decision-making, school-related parental support, teachers' support, and school physical environment, explain trends in mental ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023
Psychoactive cannabis product use higher in states without delta-8 regulations or cannabis legalization (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - March 12, 2024 Category: Addiction Tags: Adolescent Brain, Cannabis (Marijuana), Drugs and the Brain, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, Monitoring the Future, Parents, Parents & Educators, Teens, Children and Teens, Public Health, Parents and Caregivers, News Release, Teachers and Educators Source Type: news
What is Twice-Exceptionality?
Discussion
“Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10% or rarer) in one or more domains.” Domains for giftedness include:
Intellectual
Creative
Artistic
Leadership
Specific field – language arts, mathematics, science, etc.
Giftedness is usually not screened for in young children, but may be screened for in early elementary school for potential differentiated educational programs. A review of giftedness and how it can present can be found here Individual...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 11, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Why you should stop texting your kids at school
Parents are keenly aware of the distractions and the mental health issues associated with smartphones and social media, but teachers say they might not realize how much those struggles play out at school (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
‘The Holdovers’ Accused of Plagiarism by ‘Luca’ Writer
The Alexander Payne awards contender The Holdovers is facing controversy on the eve of the Oscars, where the script from David Hemingson is nominated for best original screenplay. The feature stars Paul Giamatti as a cynical teacher at a boarding school who gets stuck caring for a teenage boy…#alexanderpayne #holdovers #davidhemingson #paulgiamatti #dominicsessa #paddington #simonstephenson #frisco #blacklist #variety (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Student-to-teacher victimization and its negative impact on teaching approaches: applying propensity score matching - Choi J, Faucher E, Newnam M, Han S.
The negative impact of student-to-teacher victimization on teachers' perceptions of the work environment and their well-being is supported by growing empirical literature. For instance, violence in the classroom can have a negative impact on teachers thems... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cochrane celebrates second anniversary of shared commitment to public involvement in health and social care research
Cochrane marks the second anniversary of its commitment toPublic Involvement in Health and Social Care Research, a pledge launched in March 2022. This commitment underscores Cochrane ' s ongoing efforts to enhance standards and public involvement in health and social care research. Public involvement refers to all the ways in which the research community works together with people including patients, carers, advocates, service users, and members of the community.Cochrane was one of the first signatories to the commitment alongsidetwelve leading organizations. There are now 21 organizations signed up to the pledge, includ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Meet Marguerite Diarra. She ’s On a Mission to Train More Midwives and Increase Access to Maternal Care in Mali
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Strategic communications managercbalesMarch 08, 2024March 08, 2024 12:00 PMOn a sunny morning at the Vicenta Maria School of S égou in Mali, Marguerite Diarra demonstrates active management of the third stage of labor using a Mama-U, a training model representing a woman’s uterus after childbirth. Marguerite is on a mission to produce more skilled midwives who are ready to care for women in Mali, particularly in rural communities. She grew up in Beleko, in the region of Dioila, and became a midwife in 2016. Now she’s a permanent teacher at the school, speciali...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
'A kindergarten teacher must have 100 eyes and 100 ears!': kindergarten teachers' experiences coping with child sexual abuse and problematic sexual behavior - Sigad LI, Gosen NB, Golan L, Lusky-Weisrose E, Shaibe J, Tener D, Moshon-Cohen TE, Roe D.
BACKGROUND: Child sexual abuse (CSA) and problematic sexual behavior (PSB) are worldwide phenomena that occur across all ages. Kindergarten teachers' proactive involvement can be crucial to the prevention, disclosure and intervention of CSA and PSB. Howeve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
TikTok Influencers Are Now Treating Ozempic Side Effects
Every day dozens of people come to Jennifer Witherspoon—a former dental office manager with zero medical training—for help managing nausea, headaches, and other side effects that can come with taking weight-loss shots. She even crafted a template response to help her quickly get through the messages.
“People have offered to pay me, begged me to start a podcast, asked me to call their sisters-in-law, wanted me to call their doctor,” she said. “One lady even invited me to her wedding.” Even Oprah’s production company reached out to feature one of her videos in a prime time specia...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller, Andre Tartar, and Tanaz Meghjani/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
TouchMath Introduces Innovative Solutions to Increase Math Accessibility and Dyscalculia Advocacy, Empowering Students and Teachers
In recognition of International Dyscalculia Day, TouchMath bridges mathematical gaps with launch of TouchMath Extend and Dyscalculia Extension COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TouchMath, a multisensory math program that makes learning crucial mathematical... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Jason Kelce shouted out his " humbled " band teacher in retirement speech
Brett Baker wasn't watching Jason Kelce's retirement speech on Monday, so he missed the moment live when a potential NFL Hall of Fame center thanked him in a deeply emotional punctuation mark at the end of his playing career. In fairness to Baker, however, not many football players go out of their…#brettbaker #jasonkelce #nflhalloffame #philadelphiaeagles #mikejones #clevelandheights #jamesmuschler #moonhooch #jacobbergson #nerve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hawaii Wants to Build Houses for Teachers
Hawaii's legislature is considering measures to boost home building for teachers who struggle to meet mounting living costs and cannot afford to work in the profession. Lawmakers believe exorbitant rents in particular are making it difficult to retain educators. Home prices in Hawaii, like the…#hawaii #honolulu #act172 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Impact of bullying victimization on Chinese college students' suicidal tendency: the moderating effect of teachers' emotional support and family support - Zhang JW, Jiang MM, Yang SY.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the influence of bully victims on the suicidal tendencies of college students, and the moderating role of teacher emotional support and family support in the relationship between bully victims and college students' suicidal tendencies... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Teachers' implementation of the Identity Project is associated with increases in U.S. high school students' ethnic-racial identity exploration - Uma ña-Taylor AJ, Sladek MR, Safa MD.
Ethnic-racial identity formation has significant consequences for positive youth development. Existing findings support the efficacy of the Identity Project, a school-based ethnic-racial identity intervention, when delivered by researchers; however, effect... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
