True Grit, a residential program offered by Rutgers School of Health Professions and RWJBarnabas Health’s Children’s Specialized Hospital, is designed to give youth ages 14 to 21 with spinal cord injuries the tools to confidently enter adulthood.

 

The program, offered since 2024 and unique in the nation, brings together occupational therapists, physical therapists and recreational therapists with clinical experience in spinal cord injury rehabilitation along with peer mentors to provide therapeutic, recreational, social and independence-building experiences designed to teach life skills and build independence.

 

Now, a new study on the program assesses the outcomes of this program based on participants’ goals, resilience and how they participated at home, school and in the community with their injury at the start of the program and three months after.

In Rin Reczek’s book, “Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement,” published this week by NYU Press, the sociologist explores what happens when adult children decide that family obligation is no longer reason enough to stay. Overall, her research has found that adult children who go “no contact” with one or both parents elect estrangement as a last resort, and to free themselves to create a chosen family environment that meets their needs.

New research reveals how our memories change with age and why specific details associated with past events can fade over time. A new study shows that as people age, they not only remember fewer details from their past - but also struggle more when switching between different types of memories. It points to a shift in how we remember things as we grow old - where vivid and moment-specific recollections gradually give way to broader, more generalised knowledge. The team hope their findings could help guide new approaches to support healthy cognitive ageing.