February 01, 2021
We know the pandemic has made so many aspects of life harder in ways that we were just not prepared for. People are struggling: losing income, going hungry, working from[…]
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January 31, 2021
Jake Lavin of Arlington Heights lost his John Hersey High schoolmate Nick Spaid to suicide in 2017. Now Lavin, who is just 20 years old, is making it his mission[…]
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January 30, 2021
Despite the stigma that surrounds conversations on mental health, many people have experienced mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 27, 2021
A second officer who had been injured as a result of the attack on the Capitol has died by suicide, Acting Police Chief Robert Contee for the Metropolitan Police Department[…]
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January 27, 2021
For any advocate on any subject, one of the most important things to keep in mind is your status. Those who have the privilege of helping are not simply more[…]
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January 26, 2021
A year into the pandemic, emergency rooms nationwide are seeing a rise in kids experiencing mental health crises. Educators and doctors are concerned that many of those kids are turning[…]
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