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"The Origins of the Superpredator: The Child Study Movement to Today" The title of this post is the title of this notable new report from the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.  Here is its introduction: The 1995 superpredator narrative is often called out as the impetus for our nation's harmful sentencing policies for Black children.  After all, 75 percent of all kids sentenced to life without parole (JLWOP) were sentenced in the 90s or later, and 70 percent of this population are kids of color (60 percent Black).  But the pseudo-scientific, unsubstantiated, and racialized superpr...

Wicked Local Brookline's May 4 town election is coming up fast, giving candidates just a few weeks to make their case to voters.  The Select Board race is a hot one, with two seats open and five candidates duking it out. This week, the Select Board candidates told the TAB who they are, why they're running and what they bring to the table. Next week we'll feature part two, where we ask the candidates to discuss the issues facing Brookline today.  Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity. Names with an asterisk (*) are incumbents: We need real change in Brookline. We need a ...

By Brita Belli April 12, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this (Illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein) For all the attention paid to the short and long-term physical effects of COVID-19, the disease has serious mental health consequences, too.  In a new report, Yale researchers examine how the pandemic is affecting our brains — in particular the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that is involved in decision making, impulse control, and emotional regulation. For 44 to 66 million disadvantaged Americans, the researc...

My 3-Year-Old Can Tell I’m Depressed Experts say that, instead of avoiding the topic, parents like me should shoot for ‘age-appropriate honesty.’ Credit...Maria Medem April 9, 2021 Early in February, I was sitting at my kitchen table booking an appointment for an eye exam that I could no longer afford to put off. My daughter, seated right next to me, asked me for the 11th time in three minutes to “help her color.” “Once I finish booking this appointment, I promise,” I said, again, letting out a heavy sigh. “Mom?” she said, 15 seconds later. “H...

Those that will allow more expanded visits include: (According to DSHS) "Eastern and Western State Hospitals, the Child Study and Treatment Center and the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island. Visitation will also be allowed at the Fort Steilacoom, Maple Lane and Yakima Competency Restoration Residential Treatment Centers." Following CDC guidelines that were released and other protocols, the expanded visitations are now in effect. According to DSHS, people who were being treated on a 24-7 basis were among the first to receive vaccines. Some 693 persons undergoing some sort of state ment...