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Saturdays in June are known for beaches, sunshine, and time off work. However, the third Saturday in June is also spent celebrating a major milestone in American history. One of “the longest-running African-American holidays” has become a popular buzzword in recent years. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, […]

Despite mental health becoming a prominent part of conversation in modern society, the stigma of being one of the millions of people with a mental health illness still stands strong. Americans with mental illnesses fight their battles on two fronts — struggling with the symptoms of the diagnosis as well as the stereotypes surrounding mental […]

Becoming a first-time mother is the biggest life-changing event any woman can have. Overnight, you have a new primary job: motherhood. Mothers have the weight of the world on their shoulders, and many don’t discuss their mental health struggles while they hold everything together for the family. From pregnancy to the day children leave the […]

Child abuse is a growing epidemic in the United States that can happen to any family. It does not discriminate between races, socioeconomic classes, or communities, and abuse can occur from birth through the teenage years. With the coronavirus keeping most children at home, it has become harder to spot the signs of child abuse […]

When you suspect a child is in danger, there’s no time to waste. In 2019, the most recent year data was available, an estimated 1,840 children nationally died from abuse or neglect — an average of 5 per day. While child abuse reports decreased in 2020, many believe it stems from people who normally report […]

For Vera Kurdian, CEO at Advanced Behavioral Health Inc. (ABH), innovation, authenticity, integrity, excellence, and inclusion are the essential qualities for any leader. “As a 16-year old Armenian Lebanese immigrant, she has seen war, devastation, and chaos.” Still, being a strong-willed woman and wanting to make a difference in peoples’ lives, she chose social work […]