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Vitamin D and Depression

Have you noticed the latest vitamin craze? Although no vitamin is a miracle drug, Vitamin D is in the news again. Medical journals and the internet are full of well substantiated studies and amazing results. Researchers have discovered vitamin D may play an important role in mental health and in depression. Studies show Vitamin D …

A Useful Therapy Approach

A new buzz word in the mental health community is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT is a general term for a classification of therapies with similarities. Various approaches include Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Rational Living Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Rational Behavior Therapy, and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. In short, CBT is a form of treatment focusing on the …

Parents, Children, and Extracurricular Activities

Back to school supplies, backpacks, late fall/early winter clothing, shoes, and accessories are lining the shelves of our favorite stores. Summer Camps and Summer Educational Programs are coming to an end. Soon kids in shoulder pads and helmets will be fighting the late summer heat; little ones in knee socks and ball caps will ascend …

Protect yourself, your children, and your family

Remember the lyrics to a popular hit, “summer’s here and now’s the time for dancing in the streets”? It was the 60s and although life wasn’t perfect, we felt a lot safer in our cities, towns, neighborhoods, and “in the streets” of our communities. Children rode their bikes and safely played “in the streets” from …