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Greek Life - Good or Bad???
This article examines the benefits and drawbacks of being in a fraternity or sorority. How Does Greek Life Affect Mental Health? The Pros...
Jan 20, 20246 min read
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How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?
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 15, 202314 min read
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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...
Feb 5, 20238 min read
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The Black Dress
There is a black dress. I see it every day. The space it occupies never changes. The black dress stares back at me when I open my closet...
Nov 13, 20222 min read
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Straight from my heart
My post today is not to garner sympathy, emojis or "likes," but to express my thoughts as a father of a child who died by suicide. We are...
Apr 27, 20223 min read
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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...
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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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...
Apr 5, 20225 min read
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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...
Feb 28, 20221 min read
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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!...
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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PreTeen Suicide on the Rise
According to the FBI, suicide among preteens are at their highest level. Read the full article below:
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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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...
Dec 2, 20211 min read
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED
A declaration from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Children’s Hospital...
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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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...
May 10, 20212 min read
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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...
May 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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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,...
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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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...
Apr 14, 20211 min read
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