When School Violence is a Cancer
We believe that if we treat school shootings as cancer in our society, we may be able to mirror the medical model of disease prevention. […]
Is every school’s violent threat the same?
We live in a time of uncertainty due to the ongoing gun violence. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been over 468 mass […]
THE DREAD OF CHANGE
Separation Anxiety When I was fourteen, I was sent to study abroad; suddenly, leaving my close-knit family and the familiar environment felt like a cataclysmic […]
Children’s Grief after COVID
We have been swamped fighting a virus that has threatened our usual way of living. COVID-19 has made us feel vulnerable and evidenced the fragility […]
The Adolescent Rebel, a lifelong quest
Recently, I listened to a father tell me how disappointed he was in his teenage daughter, who until one year ago was an all “A” […]
IMMIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON HISPANIC FAMILIES
The topic of immigration can sometimes become a polarizing subject, even though migration has been a part of the human experience since our species realized […]
JAZZ, GROWTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
I once came across an interesting fictional story about the great jazz player, Charlie ‘Bird” Parker “, that takes place late in his life where […]