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Why Do Some Kids Carry Guns to School? FIU Researchers Have a Theory
A new study suggests that children who aren’t getting enough sleep are more likely to carry handguns — and even taking the weapons to school.
The study, conducted by researchers at Florida International University and the University of…

When Kids Kill
Two were only 13 years old. Three were just a few months shy of turning 18. Four committed their crimes in this decade, and just as many have spent more than 30 years behind bars. At least two sold sex for money. One witnessed his father…

A Boy Among Men: What Happens When You Throw a Teenager into an Adult Prison? Guess.
Three years ago, the young man who would later be known as John Doe 1 shuffled into the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan. The town of 11,000 residents, which sits in the remote center of the state, houses five prisons,…

The Teenage Brain: Child Mind Institute Issues New Report on Teenage Mental Health – Markets Insider
This week, the Child Mind Institute released its 2017 Children's Mental Health Report, which includes analysis of why adolescent brain development creates a high-risk period of impulsive behaviors and the onset of mental health and substance…