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Catherine’s elementary school teacher noticed cuts on Catherine’s arm and asked what had happened. Catherine responded that she had fallen off her bike into some thorns. The teacher did not think any more about it. But later, she noted that Catherine always wore long-sleeved shirts and long pants even when

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The Buzz – Teen Taylor-Corinne interviews mental health professional & author Tracey Maxfield

October 9, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/RainierAvenueRadio.World/videos/242749723070709/?hc_ref=ARRInETCe8kggUy_hl4_jcWUabamn3RsDCMJcFsGukhgEzkTLg3mGg_zxF0YIm4M0IE Teen Taylor-Corinne interviews Tracey Maxfield (author and health care professional) on the topic of preventing teen suicide. Watch on our Facebook page; Listen on our website or on the TuneIn app. ABOUT: Taylor-Corinne is a Seattle high school junior who co-founded a non-profit organization called “The

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#8: Mental illness and substance abuse in children and teenagers

Substance abuse and mental health problems often seem to go together. Which begs the question, which comes first, the chicken (mental illness) or the egg (substance use)? What we have seen, is that some mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder may contribute to substance use and addiction. Similarly,

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