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		<title>Fish oil and adolescent psychosis</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/fish-oil-and-adolescent-psychosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the 40 weeks after receiving a brief course of &#969;-3 (&#8220;omega three&#8221;) polyunsaturated fatty acids, adolescents at risk for psychotic disorders were less likely to progress to psychotic status than similar peers who did not receive the supplement. In the study by G. Paul Amminger and colleagues, the youths in the treated group also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US legislators consider law for preventing abusive restraint and seclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Congress is considering legislation to prevent abusive restraint and seclusion of students in schools. This is a welcome consequence of the highly visible reports about terrible abuses of students&#8217; right to be free from harm. However, as much as I support this initiative, it is important to make clear that the laws (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK action on children&#8217;s mental health</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/01/uk-action-on-childrens-mental-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord Jones of Cheltenham, a member of the the UK Parliament, has formally asked &#8220;what measures are planned to improve services for (a) children with serious emotional disturbance, and (b) adults with mental health illnesses.&#8221; The request is in response to recent UK report, Keeping Children and Young People in Mind – Full Government Response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Campaign for Children’s Mental Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Twelve key children’s services for community services boards




specialized children’s emergency services;
crisis stabilization;
evaluations for Comprehensive Services Act services;
psychiatric/medication;
office-based mental health therapy;
office-based substance abuse therapy;
mental health case management; 
intellectual disabilities case management;
substance abuse case management;
home-based behavioral treatment and support for families;
school-based day treatment; and
local residential services.





Right here in my home commonwealth of Virginia last week, Mira Signe, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Step takes off</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/12/first-step-takes-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hill Walker and colleagues reported that the First Step to Success program benefitted young children at risk for developing emotional or behavioral disorders. In a longitudinal study of the three-year program conducted in Albuquerque (NM, US), the researchers found substantial reductions in disruptive behavior and improvements in social functioning.   
In a press release, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>C0nc0rdance&#8217;s anti-vax takedown</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/10/c0nc0rdances-anti-vax-takedown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An individual who goes by the screen name C0nc0rdance posted a pair of videos to YouTube on 1 October 2009 that make a clear and compelling case for ignoring ill-reasoned arguments recommending that parents avoid vaccinating their children. 
When we make risky decisions about our health, it&#8217;s always good to be in possession of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screening teens</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/08/screening-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing under the headline &#8220;Pros and cons of screening teens for depression,&#8221; Brendan Borrell examined some of the issues that sometimes roar around surveying youths to identify those who are depressed or at risk for depression. Mr. Borrell&#8217;s article, which is one in a series of articles about depression appearing in the Los Angeles Times, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A. Duncan promotes PBIS</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/08/a-duncan-promotes-pbis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education, wrote to the chief officers of education for each of the states in the US on 31 July 2009 regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. He expressed concern about the testimony heard recently by the Education and Labor Committee of the US House of Representatives, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence-based practices registry</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/07/evidence-based-practices-registry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which is a part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, maintains a Web site where users can search for and learn more about methods for preventing or treating some Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. It&#8217;s called the &#8220;National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices&#8221; (NREPP) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Familiar concerns?</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/06/familiar-concerns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Summer in the US finds children and youths out of school and, perhaps, less vulnerable to some of the problems that are associated with the social and academic demands that are part of schooling. As a result, perhaps fewer of the familiar problems illustrated in this poster are apparent during summer.
If summer seems like [...]]]></description>
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