Originally posted on Progressive Performance Solutions:
The following is my excerpts from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (August 29, 2013). The CBHSQ Report: A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts Update. Rockville, MD. The following are direct excerpts for the most part but are…
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Top 10: Websites
Originally posted on On Counseling, In Discovery :
While there is a plethora of information on mental health floating around the interwebs, there are a few websites that I find to be particularly helpful in discovering new ideas and a potential aide for my future practice. 1. Mental Health America “MHA, the leading advocacy organization addressing the…
Filling the Gaps
Originally posted on The Divine Guide Within:
In my limited-yet-growing experience of working with clients in a therapeutic setting, I find myself in the stage of trying different techniques and interventions from various theoretical orientations. While I do have a desire to work within a specific theory, my theory of choice would require a long-term…
Suicide Prevention
Originally posted on Healthy Campus Inititatives:
Image Source: http://allianceforsuicideprevention.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/suicide_speak_reach.jpg Every 14 seconds someone in the United States commits suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). This results in nearly 40,000 deaths a year in the United States due to suicide. This number is too high, and it’s up to you…
Better Trials, So Failure Isn’t All Bad
Originally posted on The Finch and Pea:
Image courtesy of Zachary Veach The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is rolling out new rules for clinical trials testing psychiatric drugs or interventions. For years, applications have proposed testing to see if Drug X helps with a particular condition, like depression, schizophrenia, anorexia etc. If a…
Juvenile Justice and Schools – Just-is what it is
Originally posted on Texas Legal Grind:
Parent: ” My child was arrested at school. The school searched him and made him confess. They did not notify me of what was going on. He didn’t have a lawyer. He’s too young to understand his rights. This must be illegal! How can this happen?” What you need…
An End to Mandatory Life without Parole Sentences for Juveniles in Illinois
State Juvenile Justice Policies Under Review
Dignity in Schools and Restorative Justice
Originally posted on Education Town Hall Forum :
Students have been jailed for water balloon fights in Wake County, NC. And 17-year-old high school senior Selina Garcia has been in adult prison there for three weeks now, following an altercation on a school bus. A coalition known as Dignity in Schools brought School Discipline Assessments for…
New name, same mission for Oakland youth court
Originally posted on California Youth Media Network:
The Centerforce Youth Court in Oakland offers youth offenders a different role in the courtroom. The program offers an alternative to traditional juvenile justice for minor offenders, and teaches at-risk youth the basics of law. Read an interview with a manager from Centerforce, on Youth Radio.
Bree E. Cook, PsyD 
