03.01.2023 How Brain Mapping Aids in Recovery During the time where the adolescent brain continues to grow, mature, and adapt, neurofeedback and brain mapping therapy can help support healthy self-regulation skills, healing, and overall wellness when brain plasticity (or flexibility) is high.
02.01.2023 An Intro to Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model What is Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model? Different from a treatment technique, the Neurosequential Model is a method for organizing a child’s history of trauma, neglect, or abuse, and assessing how they are currently functioning. Using this method, a clinician can identify key problems, strengths, and therapeutic interventions so that the child’s network — family, educators, therapists, and other treatment professionals — can work together to meet the child’s needs.
01.18.2023 Finding Empty Connection in Phone Usage Did you know that the fear of going without your phone is called nomophobia? Or the fear that you’re unable to send or receive a text is known as textaphrenia? Have you ever experienced phantom vibrations? That’s the feeling you get when you think you’ve received a notification, text, or alert when you actually haven’t, according to Healthline.com.
01.03.2023 Teaching Mental Healthcare in Schools With the rise of mental health issues among children, many are pushing for an increase of mental health programs in schools. Even before the pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety among young people were rising. Schools have felt the effects of this worsening problem, but they are not yet properly equipped to handle it. Whether screenings, mental health education, or more mental health providers in schools, improvement is desperately needed.
12.01.2022 Hidden Health Hazards: Not Your Parents’ Pot Over the last few years, marijuana’s reputation has gotten quite the makeover. It went from “gateway drug” to “miracle cure” with many states decriminalizing or legalizing it, and doctors prescribing it for a variety of ailments. With this reputation change has come a whole new world of weed: vape pens, gummies, edibles, and oils being just a few of its available forms. But the reality is that, regardless of its reputation, the health hazards of weed are real, and research shows that marijuana has gotten stronger over time, potentially increasing the risk of addiction and negative side effects.
11.21.2022 Rainbow Fentanyl: How One Pill Can Kill What is rainbow fentanyl? These colorful new pills that contain illicitly-produced fentanyl can be lethal in a single dose. The bright colors make rainbow fentanyl look like candy, which makes it even more dangerous, given that it is more likely to appeal to younger children and teens or be mistaken for something sweet.
