Sentences with phrase «on military children»

Offers information on military children who are grieving the loss of a loved one.

Military Child Initiative Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & Johns Hopkins Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships Assists public schools with improving the quality of education for highly mobile and vulnerable young people, with a special focus on military children and their families.

The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Military Child Initiative assists public schools to improve the quality of education for highly mobile and vulnerable young people with a special focus on military children and their families by providing national, state and local education agencies, as well as schools, parents and health, child welfare, juvenile justice and educational professionals with information, tools and services that enhance school success.

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An attack on Save the Children's Jalalabad office on January 24 that killed six people and an attack on Kabul's military academy on January 29 that killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers were claimed by ISIS» Afghan branch — known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant — Khorasan Province (ISIS - K).

Over on Task and Purpose (a site for members of the U.S. military) and Fatherly (a site for — well, fathers), a former U.S. Navy SEAL named Eric Greitens (now a candidate for Missouri governor, by the way) shared his tips for raising children to be more resilient — rules that also apply to anyone who wants to increase their mental toughness.

UNICEF has taken a more serious approach to getting their followers involved on Snapchat by sharing images that raise awareness of the plight of 800,000 children who have been forced to leave their Nigerian homes because of ongoing conflict between Boko Haram and military forces.

They pride themselves on their hatred for science, education, women, minorities, children after childbirth and attempts to restrict military guns in civilian hands.

The power that Israel wields over our Democracy is evident in the miss - appropriation of wealth, while our children are treated to a public education not worthy of circus animals, Israel has our defense industry pumping out fighter jets at 350 million each, and it's no surprise they have the most powerful military on earth.

A recent comparative study of worldwide military and social spending indicated how at present 1.3 million dollars per minute on average are spent for military purposes; during the same minute 30 children die for lack of food or simple vaccines (WMSE).

(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.

«In theory, under [the CSPA], the U.S. government is supposed to be able to block military aid that otherwise would have gone to the states on the basis of their child recruitment,» explains Tim Molyneux, the Child Rights Program Manager at Child Soldiers International, an international advocacy group that works to end the use of child soldchild recruitment,» explains Tim Molyneux, the Child Rights Program Manager at Child Soldiers International, an international advocacy group that works to end the use of child soldChild Rights Program Manager at Child Soldiers International, an international advocacy group that works to end the use of child soldChild Soldiers International, an international advocacy group that works to end the use of child soldchild soldiers.

Militaries that use child soldiers or [use children for] training or supportfor peacekeeping operations and so on and so forth... In many cases, we're not actually talking about arms sales, it may just be training and other stuff.»

i have nothing against that; being disabled now due to my military service, i can no longer work on farms as i did when i was a child / young man... but i do miss the sweat on my brow and the knowledge that i had earned my pay with my own two hands.

He spoke out on the Irish question, opposed military adventures of imperial Britain, and cared deeply about the plight of the urban poor, especially neglected and mistreated children.

Before and during a deployment, talk to your child's teachers, especially if you don't live on a military base and your child doesn't have friends in similar situations.

We have, and continue to have, concerns about the impact that's going to have on our military, on our children's futures, on medical expenses.»

Lenovo employees in Research Triangle Park volunteered to help build bicycles and tricycles for children of military families serving on bases and ships in North Carolina.

Her husband is in the military and away at the moment so she and her 4 children are on their own as she struggles to get well.

In a report to be released on Tuesday, a group of 300 retired military officers said school - age children are eating 400 billion excess calories a year - the equivalent of 2 billion candy bars - from junk food sold in such machines as well as in snack bars and cafeterias that should be off - limits.

On average, a military child will move six to nine times over the course of his or her family member's military career.

This guide focuses on what adoption agencies and military support personnel can do to prepare and help military families adopt children, including their relatives» children, from foster care.

Prevent Child Abuse Arizona does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.

* A study of parents of 86 children in clinics of pediatrics and child psychiatry (ages 2 - 13 years) on military bases (offspring of military personnel) revealed that cosleeping children received higher evaluations of their comportment from their teachers than did solitary sleeping children, and they were underrepresented in psychiatric populations compared with children who did not cosleep.

This issue affects our Active Duty (AD) military mothers as many of the on base / post Child Development Centers (CDCs) require that breastfed toddlers receive cows milk only.

Williams, a Buffalo - area native who decided to raise his family of four children in Central New York after his military career, said he stands apart from Katko and the two declared Democratic candidates - Eric Kingson and Colleen Deacon - because of his experience taking on powerful special interests.

On Saturday, December 16, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. took part in the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo Toy Giveaway for the children of veterans and active military members.

BP DIAZ HOSTS TOY GIVEAWAY FOR VETERANS & ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS On Saturday, December 16, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. took part in the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo Toy Giveaway for the children of veterans and active -LSB-...]

Human Rights Watch documented a particularly gruesome attack on August 30th in the village of Tula Toli in Maungdaw Township, where the Burmese military separated the men from the women and children and then proceeded to kill, what witnesses say were hundreds of people.

She passed away on Sunday, September 18 at the 37 Military Hospital, aged 88 and was survived by seven children (two biological) and eight grandchildren.

The Governor who described May 29 as a child of June 12, argued that, it was the unrelenting pursuit of the actualization of June 12 with the sweat and blood of patriots and nationalists that led to military disengagement and civilian rule on May 29.

On average, a military child will change schools six to nine times before they finish high school.

For instance, a journalist observed that even though many doubted the sincerity of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki when he sought and obtained approval for postponement of 2015 general election to enable the military to degrade Boko Haram and ensure maximum security of voters, all known terrorists» camps were destroyed before the emergence of new government on May 29; Sambisa Forest was stormed by «Special «M» forces» and about 300 kidnapped women and children were freed; 22 terrorist occupied towns in three states were recovered; and Boko Haram could not disrupt the elections.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — In a quiet ceremony on Sunday afternoon, County Executive Robert P. Astorino delivered gratitude and a virtual hug, on behalf of the county, to Westchester's Gold Star Mothers — women whose children have been killed in the line of military duty.

Lastly, it appears that Rep. Maurice Hinchey believes that his constituent tax dollars should be provided to organizations that are fully capable of running as private businesses, would prefer not to fully fund the military (and thus troops), would prefer children in D.C. receive substandard educations, and waste taxpayer dollars on programs that are ineffective, burdensome, and widely viewed (by politicians of both Parites) as a complete mistake.

Then she correlated birth and family information on some 90,000 children with information on which of them had developed schizophrenia as recorded on their military physicals.

Using data from a sample of 2,615 active duty military families, living at designated military installations with a child ages 3 - 17, a group of researchers led by Dr. Patricia Lester, of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, examined the impact of FOCUS on behavioral health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and child pro-social behavior over two follow up assessments.

«While incidents of child abuse and neglect among military families are well below that of the general population, this study is another indicator of the stress deployments place on soldiers, family members and caregivers,» said Karl F. Schneider, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

I grew up with this food as a staple that raised 8 children to adulthood on one military salary.

Moreso than the previous entry, the brambly «Child's Play 3» is a mean - spirited enterprise and it fully capitalizes on the stringent military setting for its heinous possibilities (ex.

Saya stars as the part - vampire immortal demon hunter (imagine the ninja love child of Buffy and Spike with a very big blade) working for an international agency to stop a vampire infestation in 1970 Japan that has already gotten a hold on the local American military base (which is introduced with the not - so - subtle musical cue «War, What Is it Good For?»).

The comic writer recently spoke about a new monthly series for the series Kick - Ass debuting February 14th, where Dave Lizewski passes on the title to a new hero Patience Lee, «a black woman who served in the military and is the mother of young children.»

Trank tries to slip references to the comics in the movie too — like Johnny's «Flame on,» said offhandedly during a military training operation; or The Thing's catchphrase, «It's clobbering time,» which in the movie is something Ben's older brother said to him as a child when he beat him, and for some reason, Ben decides to bring back in the climax?

The Lost City of Z (Closing Night, previously announced) Directed by James Gray USA, 2016 World Premiere James Gray's emotionally and visually resplendent epic tells the story of Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett (a remarkable Charlie Hunnam), the British military - man - turned - explorer whose search for a lost city deep in the Amazon grows into an increasingly feverish, decades - long magnificent obsession that takes a toll on his reputation, his home life with his wife (Sienna Miller) and children, and his very existence.

An Illinois school district is using an untested state law to try to force the federal government to pay more for educating children who live on a military base in its district.

Although eligibility was originally limited to students with special needs, Arizona lawmakers subsequently expanded eligibility to include adopted children, children of active - duty military personnel, students living on Native American reservations, and students assigned to a district school with a D or F rating, as well as siblings of eligible students.

When Jill Biden convened a gathering of researchers and university faculty to mark the five - year anniversary of Operation Educate the Educators last spring, they also celebrated significant policy gains, like the enactment of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, which smooths transitions by eliminating conflicting state educational requirements, and the «military - student identifier» provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires states — for the first time — to track outcomes for these sMilitary Children, which smooths transitions by eliminating conflicting state educational requirements, and the «military - student identifier» provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires states — for the first time — to track outcomes for these smilitary - student identifier» provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires states — for the first time — to track outcomes for these students.

The military children who had been to Greece, who had been stationed there, were telling their classmates about the things they were seeing on those Google boxes.

By using the threat of effectively denying the children of military personnel access to public education, the bill seeks to force the federal government either to increase its impact - aid payments to districts or to establish separate schools, with full federal funding, on the bases.

However, facial impressions have consistently been shown to influence our opinions as well as bias decisions in politics [90], leadership [91], law [92], parental expectations and punishments on children [93], military rank promotion [94], and teacher evaluations [95].

Air Force 2nd Lt. Patrick Gargan, a spokesman for the 6th Air Mobility Wing, the base host unit, said that «while MacDill Air Force Base has no official role in the establishment of a charter school on base, we are interested in anything that may potentially benefit local and military children.»