One way to help youth build self-awareness, reduce stigma, and promote positive well-being is to incorporate school screening tools. Adolescent youth face many transitions like entering secondary school, growth & development, and coping with life’s...
This series examines human trafficking from the perspective of equity. Trafficking is viewed as one indicator of community vulnerabilities such as housing shortages, lack of mental health resources, lack of consistent, viable employment and career opportunities;...
Trauma harms children emotionally, psychologically, and biologically and untreated experiences can lead to suicide, substance abuse, serious emotional disturbance, poor school and work performances, social maladjustment, and decrease health and well-being. The...
Mirroring trauma, persistent and pervasive loneliness can have a large negative effect on a person’s health, functionality, and overall well-being. Please join consultant, Dr. Laura Leone, in exploring chronic loneliness, its factors, and how it differs from social...
In 1995 to 1997, a seminal study found a strong correlation between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the development of risk factors for disease and well-being through the lifespan. Other studies have shown that almost 35 million children have been exposed to...