Fewer South Asian child brides looks positive for health
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:01:55 -0700
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer girls under 14 are getting married in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, with sizable declines seen in each nation, according to a study released on Tuesday that suggests positive health gains for young women in South Asia. In Bangladesh, for example, about 34 percent of women reported being married by age 14 in 1991 and 1994. By 2005 and 2007 that number ...
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Summit keys on kids' mental health
Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:52 -0700
I Famagu'on-ta: Teresa King, training and TA family resource specialist, left, watches youth advocate Emily Ventura, 15, right, talk about her life experience during the "Guam's System of Care Expansion: Putting Our Plan into Action!" event at the Marriott Resort & Spa in Tumon yesterday.
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Don't dismiss need for mental-health treatment facilities; John Maitland mentored many students, wrestlers at Easton ...
Wed, 23 May 2012 01:58:40 -0700
The NHS facility proposed for Plainfield Township ( “Center plans incite worries,” May 22) is not a criminal facility — it is a residential treatment facility. The reason for locking the doors is more than likely aimed at protecting the individuals inside, not the residents outside.
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