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Can parenting training reduce death rates?

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Violent crime, particularly related to drug trafficking, is one of the world’s major causes of death.  Anilena Mejia suggests parenting training may be effective in reducing crime and violence.  Crime is the main cause of death in many countries. In Guatemala City, it is estimated that 116 people in every 100,000 are murdered each year. […]

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Statistics, the Sun and government press offices

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Reporting the relationship between mental illness and homicide and suicide must be handled sensitively. When it is not, a social media firestorm can follow, explains Professor Louis Appleby. It was about 18 months ago, late at night, when I checked my Twitter timeline for news. What I found took me by surprise. The mental health […]

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