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[mentalhealthrecoverynow-blo-blog]

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[mentalhealthrecoverynow-blo-blog]

"Known in the field as “peers,” such employees are believed to offer those suffering an empathetic ear, providing a perspective on what someone is going through either from their own experience or that of a loved one."

[autisticadvocacy]

The Bazelon Center's resources about Olmsted v LC.

[themomsandthecity]

Should Parents Face Arrest if Their Child Is a Bully?

The sheriff in the case of Rebecca Sedwick, 12, who jumped to her death from a concrete silo in Florida after enduring months of bullying, has brought up the idea of arresting the parents of one of the teenage girls who has been charged. http://bit.ly/16dUdgv

[monkeylazarus]

EMILY BAZELON bares all on Employee of the Month. Pleads the 5th on whether Stephen Colbert is as funny as Justice Scalia. Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and the book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Empathy and Character. www.emilybazelon.com Catie Lazarus hosts EMPLOYEE of the MONTH and writes a column for TheBillfold.com. She has contributed to The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Jokes (Penguin), Insomnia (Soft Skull), The Customer is Always Wrong (Soft Skull), and HOWL (Crown). www.lazarusrising.com

[themomsandthecity]

'Sticks and Stones' Gives Parents Words to Talk Bullying

Emily Bazelon, author of "Sticks and Stones," answers the question: should parents feel hopeful about bullying, or should we just curl up in a helpless ball and weep? http://bit.ly/XACQhJ

[themomsandthecity]

Day Care and Behavior Problems, Unlinked

When day care is consistently good, and consistently used, any negative effect on children's behavior disappears. http://bit.ly/WRmJuP