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THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN FEDERAL PROGRAMMATIC GOALS AND STATE POLITICS IN THE ALLOCATION OF SUBSTANCE-ABUSE BLOCK-GRANT MONEY BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (ADMS) BLOCK GRANT ALLOWS STATES MORE FLEXIBILITY IN ALLOCATING "DRUG WARE" FUNDS. THE ADMS FORMULA DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY GOING TO MICHIGAN BUT DOES NOT DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS WITHIN THE STATE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF ADMS FUNDING AMONG THE EIGHTEEN COORDINATING AGENCIES IN MICHIGAN FINDS THAT NEITHER THE STATE NOR THE NATIONAL FORMULAS DISTRIBUTE FUNDS IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS SUBSTANCE-ABUSE DEATHS. MICHIGAN'S FORMULA PRODUCES A RESULT CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL FORMULA, DESPITE THE SEPARATE STATE AND NATIONAL FORMULA NEGOTIATIONS. THE PROCESS IS NOT ONE OF BARGAINING OR EVEN COERCION; IT MAY BE DESCRIBED AS MUTUALLY INDEPENDENT DECISION-MAKING - OR PARALLEL POLICIES. MODELS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS MUST BE REVISED TO INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF JOINT SYNERGISTIC ACTION WITHOUT COORDINATION.

This study investigated persistence in abuse-related shame during a 6-year period. One-hundred-eighteen sexually abused youth were interviewed at the time of discovery, and again both 1 and 6 years later. Individuals high in shame 1 year following discovery were especially at risk for persistently high levels of shame 6 years later. Youth with high shame for the abuse at 1 and 6 years were the most likely to report clinically significant levels of intrusive recollections at 6 years. Persistent shame may explain failure to process the abuse and the maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. The findings from this longitudinal study suggest that shame as a consequence of childhood sexual abuse should be a focus of treatment.

"Survivors of childhood sexual abuse can use this book to begin a recovery journey informed by accurate understandings, not myths, and empowered by processes that help them thrive. This book helps survivors find the road to recovery and learn healthy practices that will lead to thriving, not just surviving. Written for men and women by an author who is herself a survivor, this guide tells the truth about what complex trauma means for your mental health, bodily systems, cognitive functions, and attachment styles. On that knowledge foundation you are invited to build eight key processes into your life, such as grief, meaning-making, healthy connections with others, forgiveness, and hope. Each of these is based in scientific findings from positive psychology. With self-assessments, journaling prompts, and suggested action steps to help you leave your darkness behind, this book is your essential interactive guide through the recovery journey"--

In this study I examined the links between childhood abuse and adolescent depression, and the preventive value of social support and friendship quality. Participants were 470 adolescents from two middle schools in China, who completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Social Support
Rating Scale, the Friendship Quality Questionnaire, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The findings suggested that childhood abuse significantly and positively predicted adolescent depression, and that social support and friendship quality were protective factors.
Specifically, higher degrees of social support and friendship quality can lessen the link between childhood abuse and depression. The results provide a reference for effectively improving the mental health of adolescents with a history of childhood abuse.