by Guest Author | Jun 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Individuals, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
By Erin Mahone May just ended a few days ago. I am exhausted. I live with a mental health diagnosis. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I am Jewish. May is Jewish American Heritage Month. I am a mother. May is Mother’s Day. And May is my husband’s and my...
by Guest Author | May 17, 2018 | BABY, Elementary School, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, High School, IEP, In-laws, KIDS, Marriage, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Puberty, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
By Anonymous *Author chose to withhold her name to protect the privacy of all involved. For months I have been trying to make sense of the crisis that struck our family last fall. My husband and I have two children. Our oldest is right on the edge of officially...
by Erin Croyle | Nov 22, 2017 | BABY, Finding Balance, Home Life, Individuals, New Mom/Dad, Parents, YOU
Thanksgiving can be tough. We’re supposed to reflect on what we are thankful for, yet some years are so difficult we are lucky to even find time to celebrate. This year I decided to dig deeper than the obvious shining stars we typically express gratitude for. The...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 11, 2017 | Help, Help, Individuals, Parents, YOU
Every 29 seconds in 2015 someone in this country tried to kill themself. After a long-term decline, suicide rates are rising in an alarming trend across the United States according to the American Association of Suicidology. Children and young adults are particularly...
by Guest Author | Jul 27, 2016 | BABY, Doctors, Help, Help, Individuals, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS
BY LISA RICHARD As rural outreach specialist for the Center for Family Involvement I am always on the lookout for trends in healthcare that will affect remote areas where underserved and hard to reach populations live. One that I have experienced firsthand is...
