Coordinated programs of gene expression drive brain development. It is unclear which
transcriptional programs, in which cell-types, are affected in neuropsychiatric disorders such as …

Brain development requires a complex choreography of cell proliferation, specialisation,
migration and network formation, guided by the activation and repression of gene expression …

Genetic studies robustly implicate perturbation of DLG2-scaffolded mature postsynaptic
signalling complexes in schizophrenia. Here we study in vitro cortical differentiation of DLG2-/- …

In child abuse and neglect cases, a reunification plan for putting the child(ren) back in the
care of the parent(s) is developed in tandem with an alternative permanent placement plan for …

This brief examines how Missouri's recently defined micropolitan counties compare to
traditional metropolitan and rural areas of the state. This comparison is done by using several …

The purpose of the Courtroom Skills training was to improve the skills of juvenile officers and
Children's Division case workers in the area of court preparation and testimony. The major …

In fiscal year 2006, the Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division (CD) and
the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) decided to partner again. The two agencies …

This report provides a graphical summary of the Missouri Medicaid program. It is intended to
provide background information of the policy issues being considered by the Missouri …

House Bill 1453 (2004) brought about a number of changes in the way child welfare cases
are processed and approached in the State of Missouri. These statutory changes affect not …

The first Missouri drug court was established in the early 1990s to focus the state's effort towards
treatment and other alternatives to incarceration and probation. Drug courts are popular …