Truancy is a serious concern in the United States. Its negative effects are so pervasive that in 2003 the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention named truancy prevention a national ...

The Center for Study of Social Policy (cssp.org) created the strengthening families approach, which incorporates the protective factors. Research was done across the country to see what families ...

Some of the different risk factors that have been associated with an increased risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or mortality include comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, ...

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a set of modifiable factors from a field of over 100 that could represent valuable targets for preventing depression in adults. In ...

Social connection is named as the strongest protective factor for depression in adults, stated study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry and conducted by researchers from Massachusetts ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long been framed as a problem of misfolded proteins and dying neurons, but a new wave of research is ...

Researchers have found that a protein called TREM2 could positively influence the course of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the ...

BOLESŁAWIEC, Poland - Task Force Marne senior leaders conducted the first of many bi-monthly meetings concerning protective factors used to assist its Soldiers currently deployed to Poland and the ...

Social connection may be termed as the strongest protective factor for depression, suggests a recent study by a team of researchers. The study suggested that reducing sedentary activities such as TV ...