Mental Health
Mental Health
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EducationNo Room, No Board
Jessica McCormick was a homeless college student. She escaped an abusive home and spent her last two years of high school living in a youth shelter. With the help of scholarships, grants, loans and part-time... Read More
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AddictionThe Money in Mary Jane
Hooch. Broccoli. Bud. Mary Jane. Santa Semilla. If it is not there already, legalized marijuana is coming to your neighborhood. It won’t be in a nickel bag, but rather packaged as a sparkling cherry tonic,... Read More
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EducationMental Health in Schools
Leave your gun in its holster. It’s time to reframe the discussion on mental health and school safety that began after the shooting of 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Leaders have been... Read More
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Gun SafetyUnmuzzle Gun Safety Research
There are approximately 33,000 firearm deaths each year and 33,000 motor vehicle accident deaths. An estimated $2 million is spent annually on federal research for studying gun violence deaths while an estimated $33 million is... Read More
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Criminal JusticeRed Flag Laws Save Lives
School gunman Nikolas Cruz exhibited plenty of warning signals from aggressive behavior to shooting animals, from posting on social media about plans to be a professional school shooter to chronic disciplinary problems at school. He... Read More
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Mental HealthAchieve More, Stress Less with Meditation
Juice cleanses, so last year! High intensity interval training, it hurts! The magic bullet? For those wanting to achieve more and stress less, it may be meditation. While just 9.9% of Americans meditate (up from... Read More