youth Archive
Youth; not a topic I typically write on as my area of interest is older adults. This article in the Globe and Mail caught my eye and made me pause- ‘How Poverty Influences a Child’s Brain Development.’ The article talks …
Imagine being a student who at age 16 tries to end their life for the 7th time. Dustin Garron made the most serious attempt on his life which resulted on his being placed on life support for a week in intensive …
Imagine having a child with autism and waiting 2 1/2 years for therapy to begin. The parents of a four-year old autistic boy in British Columbia are going public. “From his initial referral to speech to his first appointment, it …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Many of us in the profession have now seen the SAMHSA and other guidelines for discussing tragedy and bereavement with youth, but what about some simpler tips to discuss the news itself, whatever it …
Cross in the Closet: Straight Christian Lives a Year as Gay Man, is inspiring story of a young, heterosexual, Christian man who, for a year, lived as a gay man in a social experiment. “With his friends, “the thing …
This week is national suicide prevention week. A new website is set to be launched called Jersey Voice; it aims to create a forum where teens and young adults can speak to their peers about the troubles that they are experiencing. …
From SWH member Valerie Persau: From I might surprise you with my take on the following. An autistic boy was denied lunch on Tuesday, due to a delinquent lunch bill by the students parents. This is a straightforward story, …
