Read with You Presents Tracey Maxfield with Chanelle Neilson

Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health

#9: What happens when mental illness in children/teenagers is left untreated

According to the World Health Organization: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity. Mental health is an integral part of this definition” (WHO, 2019). Recent statistics reveal that 1 in 5 children/teenagers have a mental disorder/illness, yet

August 12, 2019 24 Comments

Mental Health

Mental illness in Native American and Alaskan Natives Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6NfpQ451s[/embedyt] November is National Native American Heritage Month in the USA and I thought this is a good opportunity to not only talk about mental illness and suicide in Native American and Alaskan Natives children and teenagers, but also to highlight mental illness and suicide in other indigenous populations

November 18, 2019 22 Comments

ENGAGE EDUCATE EMPOWER with Dr Suzanne Henwood

Engage Educate Empower Podcasts

ENGAGE EDUCATE EMPOWER episode 2 with Dr Suzanne Henwood

Suzanne started her professional life as a diagnostic radiographer, her area of expertise was trauma, but over time she wanted to have a greater influence in improving patient care and service delivery and so she moved into education. A long career in higher education culminated as an Associate professor in

March 30, 2020 No Comments

Live and Lead with Kirsten Ross Vogel and Tracey Maxfield

April 3, 2019 No Comments

ENGAGE EDUCATE EMPOWER episode 3 with Deborah Jaffe

Deborah Jaffe has worked with special needs children for many years, and she witnessed the challenges and struggles they face everyday. They touched her heart, and inspired her with their strength, perseverance, and hopeful determination. While working at a private school for special needs children, she saw an opportunity to

April 2, 2020 No Comments

Dispelling the Myth – “Sundowning” by Leah Bisiani MHlthSc., RN1., Dementia Consultant

Reprinted with kind permission “Sundowning” is an area I feel is a distorted viewpoint and yet another “label” for cognitively aware people to use, when they misunderstand and misrepresent people living with dementia. Personally, my belief is there is no such thing as “sundowning”. That it is yet another term

June 30, 2018 No Comments

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