Many parents and caregivers don’t know how to talk to kids about mental health and talking to young people about their mental health can be difficult. Young people don’t always understand how to name their feelings, and they feel uncomfortable sharing details about their lives that cause them shame. Social stigmas against mental and emotional […]

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and an opportunity to reflect on common teen suicide warning signs. Parents or guardians of a teen have the serious responsibility of staying on the lookout for signs of suicidal tendencies. It is a sad fact of life that the challenges of the adolescent years can often be […]

Protecting your child from cyberbullying is a relatively new concern. While cyberbullying is a phenomenon that older generations may have a hard time relating to, it is a fact of life for young people today, and it can strike any of them without warning.  And cyberbullying doesn’t just touch the lives of the antagonist and […]

As summer break begins to wear out its welcome, back-to-school anxiety creeps into children’s minds and many parents wonder how to help a child with separation anxiety at school. Children and adolescents will begin to show worry and may start asking questions. Who will be my teacher? Where should I sit at lunch? Will I have […]

Did you know that approximately 15% of the Earth’s population lives with a form of disability? That’s a lot of people—over one billion—and they’re known as the “world’s largest minority.” This group includes people of all races, ages, abilities, and socioeconomic levels, and together they represent the amazing and varied diversity of human life. Too […]

There’s simply no doubt about it—minority health disparities resulting from structural racism and discrimination exist in the American healthcare system, and minority members feel the effects every day. Research shows that discrimination against minorities persists in systems because people naturally empathize more with individuals of their own race. One report concludes that the disparities will […]