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    Although female genital mutilation (FGM) is sometimes regarded as an archaic ritual that was once practiced thousands of miles away, millions of girls around the globe and in the United States remain at risk. The World Health Organization has defined FGM as injury of, including the partial or total removal of, the female genitalia or organs for non-medical reasons. Much attention has been paid to…

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    Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are increasingly popular and have a growing empirical basis of support for improving physical and mental health, general functioning, and quality of life. MBIs are an especially attractive approach to improve emotion regulation (ER) in adolescents who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as they are thought to directly target ER and can be tailored to…

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