A roundup of recent newspaper stories about children's health...
Monday, Dec. 24, 2007:
Schools See Results from Stanford Anti-Stress Program
This CNN story highlights the Stressed Out Students program at
Stanford, which was co-founded by our foundation. The program's strategies
for decreasing stress on campus are being used at schools across the country,
including at Castilleja School in Palo Alto , which is profiled here.
Stanford lecturer Denise Clark Pope is featured. (CNN, 12/16/07, by Nguyen)
Opinion: More Permanent Homes Needed for Foster Kids
This opinion piece by a former foster youth discusses the experiences
many foster children face when they are separated from family and friends
during the holidays. The author asks that Congress pass legislation to
allow for more permanent placements for foster children. (SF Chronicle,
12/17/07, by Smith)
Study: Foster Kids Better Off Emancipating Later
A recent study conducted by researchers at the Chapin Hall Center
for Children has found that foster children in the U.S. fare better if
they stay in the system until age 21, instead of emancipating at age 18.
Children who stay in the foster system longer are more likely to go to
college and have higher incomes than children who "age-out"
at 18, the study found. (Minnesota Public Radio, 12/12/07, by Guettler)
More SF Families Need Emergency Help, Survey Finds
A survey of 23 cities, including San Francisco, released today
by the U.S. Conference of Mayors has found that more families with children
have requested emergency food and housing this year than last year. (USA
Today, 12/16/07, by Koch)
Study: Any Sex Education Is Beneficial
Teenagers who receive any kind of sex education -- whether it's
abstinence-only or comprehensive -- are more likely to delay engaging
in sexual intercourse until after age 15, compared to teens who do not
receive sex education, according to a study conducted by researchers at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study also found that
formal sex education leads to safer sex practices. (ABC News, 12/19/07,
by Pan)
Study: Excessive Tantrums Called a Sign of Mental Illness in Preschoolers
Preschoolers who experience long, frequent or violent tantrums
may have serious mental health problems, according to a study of 270 children
ages 3 to 6 , conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine.
While healthy children also experience tantrums, their episodes are shorter,
less violent and less frequent, researchers say. (Science Daily, 12/13/07)
Study: SIDS Diagnosis Overused to Explain Suffocation
According to a recent investigation by the Centers for Disease
Control, a diagnosis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is overused to explain
suffocation deaths in infants. The investigation found that many deaths
ruled as caused by SIDS were due to a child being suffocated when sleeping
in the same bed as a parent. (Ventura County Star, 12/19/07, by Hargrove
and Bowman)
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