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Combating underage drinking |
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Parents need to be proactive with their children in communicating the effects of underage drinking, a specialist told a group of residents at Milford Town Library last night. The presentation, "Turning Off the Tap: Underage Drinking and Prevention Strategies," was part of National Night Out, an annual event highlighting the fight against crime and drug use. "The number one deterrent of youth substance abuse is parenting," said Marilyn Belmonte, a substance abuse prevention coordinator with Drug Abuse Recognition for Communities. "That is good news." Parents should believe that they have power, Belmonte said. "What they say can make a difference," she said. |
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Mentally ill children stuck in hospital limbo |
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By Carey Goldberg, Globe Staff / Boston Globe Online, June 13, 2008
Parents and advocates report that in recent weeks across the state, at least a dozen children and teens in crisis - threatening violence to themselves or others - have waited three, five, even seven days in hospital emergency rooms or medical wards for psychiatric beds. In some cases, they've been sent home to be monitored in hopes the danger would pass or a bed would open. By all accounts, the state has made significant progress toward solving the problem of "stuck kids" - children with mental illness deemed well enough to leave hospital psychiatric units but stuck in them for lack of treatment programs outside. But while it has gotten easier for children to leave the state's mental health facilities, which should make more beds available, it appears to have gotten harder, in some cases, to get in. |
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Vigil highlights domestic violence |
By Haley Paton/ Daily News Correspondent
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
MILFORD -- Wayside Trauma Intervention Services held its seventh annual candlelight vigil
last night for victims and survivors of domestic violence.
Two survivors of abuse were at the vigil to share their stories of recovery and hope.
"Domestic violence knows no boundaries," said one speaker, telling the crowd that fear and
anxiety are not normal everyday emotions.
"You should feel safe in your own home and in your own skin," she said. Those who suffer are
not alone, she said. "Recovery is indeed attainable."
The second survivor, identified only as Christine, spoke about the need to continue talking
about domestic violence.
"The more of us who understand the complexities of abuse, the less tolerance there will be."
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