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May 28, 2015
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Facebook has added some suicide prevention features such as resources, advice, and support to anyone who may be struggling with suicidal [...]
March 18, 2015
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Someone asked me today about the stress some children and young people experience with the start of school. Starting a new school year is a huge [...]
September 2, 2014
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It’s soccer’s World Cup and one well-known soccer player appeared to lose his mind. He bit another player! What was that about I [...]
June 24, 2014
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There was a great opinion piece in the New York Times by two high school journalists who have depression. Initially, they wanted to interview [...]
May 26, 2014
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May 16, 2014
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May 11, 2014
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April 29, 2014
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April 28, 2014
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You probably heard that Derrick Gordon, a University of Massachusetts sophomore who plays basketball, came out this week. Tyler Bergantino, one [...]
April 10, 2014
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March 24, 2014
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February 14, 2014
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I keep meeting young people who need counseling for one reason or another, but they refuse. I know some folks think that counseling or therapy is [...]
January 23, 2014
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January 21, 2014
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November 21, 2013
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November 12, 2013
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October 30, 2013
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October 27, 2013
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October 8, 2013
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I enjoy watching the show Project Runway and was pleased to find out that one of the hosts, Tim Gunn, has shared what he went through as a gay [...]
September 22, 2013
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Recently, I’ve met several young people whose parents have mental illness. It can be rough for these young people, but help is available for [...]
August 23, 2013
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August 20, 2013
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“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” Buddha
August 12, 2013
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June 30, 2013
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Many young people are stressed because it’s final exam and paper time. Here are some ways to help handle the stress. Most importantly, [...]
May 16, 2013
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I sometimes meet young people who don’t have a family they can depend on, or they have to deal with a family that doesn’t treat them nicely. [...]
May 14, 2013
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It is sad, but everyone is treated unfairly at one time or another. But like Ann Landers, a long time advice columnist said, “hanging onto [...]
May 8, 2013
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April 20, 2013
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April 15, 2013
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April 6, 2013
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Here is a video with some thoughts about mindfulness from young people. It is from the Kelty Mental Health Center of the British Columbia [...]
March 19, 2013
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March 2, 2013
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August 2, 2012
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“All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those [...]
July 7, 2012
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June 24, 2012
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May 20, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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Someone sent me this powerful video from a movie that explores the link between media representations of women and the underrepresentation on [...]
April 27, 2012
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April 24, 2012
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April 23, 2012