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Blog #3: The Five Most Common Mental Illnesses in Children and Teenagers

In Blog #1 and #2 of this series, I talked about mental health, how the brain works, and the effect our current environment and how ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) affects brain growth and development and increases the likelihood of developing a mental illness. We know that 50 percent of

July 1, 2019 No Comments

Mental Health News Radio

The Empowered Whistleblower with Dawn Westmoreland Listen to “Tracey Maxfield–Escaping the Rabbit Hole (Bullying)” on Spreaker.

February 28, 2020 No Comments

Engage Educate Empower episode 5 with Michael Giresi

Mike Giresi, Director of Clinical Development at Family First Adolescent Services Mike found his passion for helping others through his own journey of healing and recovery. He started his career in the mental health field working with adult clients who suffered from complex trauma and PTSD, as well as chemical

April 18, 2020 No Comments

Physical restraints used for nearly half of hospital patients with dementia By Caroline Egan.

Nearly half of hospital patients diagnosed with dementia were physically restrained to prevent them from harming themselves, according to a new study.Hospital patients in Japan who are living with dementia were physically restrained to prevent them from trying to get out of bed, trying to pull out catheters, and to prevent

December 1, 2018 No Comments

Dementia to-do list

Finding out you have dementia can be upsetting and frightening for the person with dementia, the caregiver and the family. Suddenly, the life path you were on has now changed direction. Your hopes and dreams for the future may seem unattainable; you may feel helpless, hopeless and lost, but what you need to know is

April 13, 2018 No Comments

Blog #41 Tourette’s Syndrome in Children and Teenagers

Imagine what it must be like having a disorder where you suddenly start barking or spitting for no reason, you repeat phrases such a ‘shut up” over and over again, your lip twitches, your head jerks, your mimic another person’s words, you grunt, you groan over and over again.

June 8, 2020 No Comments

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