“We also want to make sure Penn State becomes a national leader in this whole area of child abuse prevention and treatment.” WantChildrenStatesWholeLeaderAreasAbuseTreatmentChild AbusePreventionPenn State Author:Rodney Erickson
“The United States has been ambiguous on the current situation in Nepal. They have not actually come out very strongly in terms of pushing the king to take measures on the detentions or abuses by the army. China continues to provide military equipment.” Has BeensStatesTermUnitedSituationUnited StatesMilitaryKingsAbuseArmyCurrentsChinaPushingVery StrongEquipmentAmbiguityAmbiguousNepalDetentionCurrent SituationMilitary Equipment Author:Irene Khan
“By characterizing the use of illegal drugs as quasi-legal, state-sanctioned, Saturday afternoon fun, legalizers destabilize the societal norm that drug use is dangerous. They undercut the goals of stopping the initiation of drug use to prevent addiction.... Children entering drug abuse treatment routinely report that they heard that 'pot is medicine' and, therefore, believed it to be good for them.” ChildrenStatesUseFunGoalHeardDangerousDrugAbuseMedicineAddictionBe GoodReportsTreatmentIllegalPotAfternoonSaturdayStoppingEnteringNormInitiationDrug AbuseDrug UseIllegal DrugsUndercutSaturday Afternoon Author:Andrea Barthwell