Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 10/19/2022
Throughout the month of October, we have brought awareness to the public health issue of intimate partner violence (IPV). Most victims of IPV fall into a cycle of abuse, which can make it challenging to seek help or leave the situation. The basic parts of an IPV cycle see an...
Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 10/14/2022
Children who are exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are not all affected equally or in the same ways. For many children, exposure to IPV can be very traumatic, and their reactions are often similar to reactions to other traumatic stressors. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) highlights important immediate...
Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 10/7/2022
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a health problem affecting people of all genders, ages, and sexual identities. While IPV victimization of cis-gender heterosexual women are most widely researched, men, children and individuals of the LGBTQ community are also directly impacted. In result, there is an inadequate understanding of IPV experiences...
Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 9/28/2022
October is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), more commonly known as domestic violence, awareness month. IPV is described as abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another (NCASV, 2022). This can include physical violence, sexual violence, threats, economic, and emotional/psychological...
Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 9/21/2022
September is suicide prevention awareness month. This is a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Suicidal thoughts, like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, or background. Often, suicide is the result of an untreated mental health issue. It is important to...
Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 8/30/2022
Returning to routines and expectations of school can be a huge shift for both children and their families. Children not only carry the physical items in their backpacks, but they are also carrying the weight of their new responsibilities, stresses, expectations, and worries of starting a new school year. Parents...
Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 7/22/2022
Living with mental illness is not easy and can prove to be a consistent problem without a clear solution. Treatments such as medication and psychotherapy are effective in relieving symptoms of mental illness, but it would also be beneficial to know what to do on your own to promote self-regulation....
Posted by Kristen Fitzgerald on 6/2/2022
As a result of the pandemic, natural disasters, conflict between the Ukraine and Russia, and the most recent events that occurred in Uvalde, the importance of having a friend to lean on has never been so necessary. Friendships don’t always have to be between people as one can find the...
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