Lack of nurturing, support leaves deep wounds in adulthood

Lack of nurturing, support leaves deep wounds in adulthood
She had spent the past 12 years moving from foster home to residential treatment facility to foster home — a common story of a childhood bereft of the nurturing so important to growth. She told of the days before she went into care, when she would … Read more on Springfield News-Leader

Tennessee ranks at top in meth costs
Cost to Tennessee: $ 1.6 billion. Estimated economic cost each year in Tennessee as a result of meth use. This includes enforcement, cleanup and treatment, along with what the researchers said were intangible costs such as the loss of quality of life. Read more on The Tennessean

It's time to act
Child-abuse investigators should be required to file a court petition to order a parent into drug treatment or anger management. Court orders get even a meth head's attention. • Training, deep and comprehensive. One egregiously consistent thread that … Read more on MiamiHerald.com