988 launches this month
In 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the...
Read MoreIn 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the...
Read MoreI recently finished reading a fascinating book entitled The Life of Hidden Trees by Peter Wohlleben. He spent considerable time discussing the growth and development of the beech tree. He...
Read MoreThe Meadows Institute’s second annual Golf4Recovery Invitational raised $30,000 to benefit notMYkid, a non-profit organization in Scottsdale. Funds will support notMYkid’s [i]nspired Peer Program that aims to support teens and...
Read MoreBy Dr. Dina Evan This month we are supposed to be celebrating our freedom. It takes my breath away. In almost every area of our lives someone is trying...
Read MoreA Difficult but Necessary Discussion Talking to Children about the Spike in Violence Recent shootings has evoked sadness, grief, helplessness, anxiety, and anger. Children who are struggling with their...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson-Brown with Dr. Beverly Wohlert and Holly Williamson, PhD, LISAC “Don’t be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning.” — Oscar...
Read MoreBy Sam Hardwig, MA, LPC, CSAT CANDIDATE Social media has changed the way we communicate, socialize, obtain information, and shape our opinions about the world, others, and ourselves and...
Read MoreBy Dina Evan, PhD We are covided, inflationed, politicized, angered, stressed to the max and pooped! As we fall into our easy chair or bed after what seems like...
Read MoreIt isn’t always easy to differentiate between normal teenage growing pains and depression. Recognize the signs and symptoms and best help your child. Teen years can be extremely tough...
Read MoreBy Alan Cohen I was coaching a woman who had been out of work for a while. Then she was offered a job she really liked. “I feel guilty...
Read MoreBy Dr. Nora Volkow You can’t put a dollar value on the losses American families have suffered due to the addiction and overdose crisis. A life lost to overdose...
Read More“Brandon is sad, mad, acting bad and having trouble coping with some very unkind classmates. That is, until his creative and compassionate teacher Miss Wigglesworth shows him a fun way...
Read MoreBy Stevie Mae Douglas, PsyD. Postdoctoral Resident, PCS Early in my professional years, I was asking the question: How can I cure or change this person. Now, I would...
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