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By David Brooks New York Times Opinion Columnist My oldest friend, Peter Marks, died last April. I was honored to be asked to give a...

- Feb 5
- 8 min
How to Respond When an Employee Shares a Mental Health Challenge
by Morra Aarons-Mele What should you do if your employee comes to you with a mental health challenge? While you will have to have a...
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- Nov 13, 2022
- 2 min
The Black Dress
A rare and intimate glimpse into the grief that Liz carries every day since November 13, 2015.
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- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Cycle4Life: the reel recap
Please join Heath Saffer and Parsa for a Q&A after the live screening of Coast to Coast! It is sure to be an eye opening, inspiring...
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- Apr 27, 2022
- 3 min
Straight from my heart
Today's post was written by Mitchell Rubenstein. My post today is not to garner sympathy, emojis or "likes," but to express my thoughts...
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- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Students request help with stress & anxiety; calling OMM
John Zogby Contributor New Navigate 360/Zogby Strategies Poll Teens are heading back to school and a new poll reveals greater levels of...
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- Apr 5, 2022
- 5 min
Do you know what your teen's smile really means?
Smiling depression is what’s known as an oxymoron—two words that don’t seem to make sense together. Unfortunately, smiling depression is...
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- Feb 28, 2022
- 1 min
Suicide rates soar among teens & young adults.
SUICIDE rates soar among teens & young adults. Why? and what can we do about it? Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among...
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- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
Does your teen rule the house?
If so, don't despair. This article from the Newport Academy is full of insight and helpful hints for dealing with your rebellious teen!...
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- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
PreTeen Suicide on the Rise
According to the FBI, suicide among preteens are at their highest level. Read the full article below:
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- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
MoCo Public Schools sees student mental health crisis emerging
Pressures on kids in school have been growing for many years now. The competition to get in to college, the challenge to find a job, and...
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- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED
A declaration from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Children’s Hospital...
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- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
WEEK 2: MORALE REMAINS HIGH, HIGH, HIGH
At about 1000 miles into any adventure, the average person might be getting a little tired of riding 60-80 miles per day. Changing flat...
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- May 5, 2021
- 1 min
Teenage Mental Health - The Next Health Crisis
Even before the pandemic, American teenagers were struggling with mental health. But things have gotten worse over the past year: 46...
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- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
10 Days Down...
After traveling hundreds of miles, Heath and Omar have already experienced 40" of snow, a couple of massive mountains and some really...
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- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
40" of snow can't stop these heroes
With hundreds of miles under their belts, Heath and Omar have already tackled a major mountain along with a few unexpected challenges,...
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- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
T-17 and counting...
Heath & Omar have made their list and they're checking it twice! In between interviews with local media, meetings with students in...
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