Not Just Kid’s Play: Bullying Threatens Health, Heart, Mind

By Sheryl Harmer Dr. Sheryl Harmer directs curriculum development at Committee for Children in Seattle. Dr. Harmer is an international authority on the subject of bullying prevention. She spoke with Barbara Ficarra on September 8. Not Just Kid’s Play: Bullying Threatens Health, Heart, Mind Over 160,000 children a day. That’s the number of absences it’s estimated occur in American classrooms because of fears about bullying. Most of these kids won’t tell parents or teachers how…

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Decorating For Stress-Free Living

Decorating For Stress-Free Living by Krista Watterworth, Designer and Host of HGTV’s Bad, Bad Bath Surround yourself with items that inspire you, that’s number one on what I like to call my “Dreamy Home List”. Show off the best of who you are in your surroundings. It’s healthy to feel good when you’re at home. Feeling productive when needed and relaxed when desired are moods that your home should invoke. Dreamy Home Tip #1: Start…

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Helping Families Deal with Mental Illness

Helping Families Deal with Mental Illness, with Jonathan Stanley, J.D. An estimated 4.5 million Americans today suffer from the severest forms of mental illness, schizophrenia (2.2 million) and bipolar disorder (2.3 million). According to the National Advisory Mental Health Council, an estimated 1.8 million people of these individuals are not receiving treatment on any given day, resulting in homelessness, incarceration, victimization, and violence. The reasons for this are many, and include fragmented mental health systems,…

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