1. Child Sexual Abuse -wo decades after a convicted sex offender lured a 7-year-old named Megan into his house with the promise of seeing a new puppy, then killed her, the law that bears her name remains broadly popular, but gets mixed reviews
2 Divorce- major meeting Pope Francis convened to help the Catholic Church improve its outreach to diverse modern families ended Saturday [October 18, 2014] with a summary paper that removed earlier, revolutionary language that cited the value of same-sex and divorced families
3.Drug Legalization- This article discusses the passage of three marijuana legalization measures in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C., noting that although "medical marijuana was rejected in Florida," the drug is gaining public acceptance in the United States.
4 Dating Violence- Texting and 'sexting,' sending sexually explicit messages via mobile phone, are firmly entrenched in the high school dating scene these days, but until now little solid data has existed on to what extent these social media connections have been misused to control, harass, threaten or stalk
5. Teenagers Suicidal Behavior- What happened after the federal government warned a decade ago that antidepressants might raise the risk of suicidal thoughts among young people? Instead of declining as hoped, suicide attempts over the next six years showed a small but meaningful uptick among people ages 10 to 29, according to a study published Wednesday [June 18, 2014] in the journal BMJ
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