By Tina Martinez Student mental health is a serious issue, and schools need to do more to support students: Acting out in class is common,
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Personal Essay: Built through pressure: My brand, Chinadoll Cosmetics
By Tina Marie Martinez I remember the moment everything decided to start falling apart. It wasn’t just one event. It was a series of unfortunate
Personal Essay: Mental health for bilingual and bicultural families
By Marisol Gonzalez We are in a family therapy meeting after many interventions with the social worker of our son’s middle school. The therapist is
Personal Essay: Taking youth mental health seriously in an oversaturated political environment
By Alexandra Malatesta In the last few years, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve watched friends sit in lecture halls silently struggling – showing up,
Personal Essay: It All Starts At Home: How parents are the first solution to youth mental health
By Dan Thomas It all starts at home. “From a mother’s standpoint, having to figure it out by yourself. Now I did it because I’m
Personal Essay: Breaking the Silence: A Mother’s Journey
By Adrianne Farrow I am 32 years old, a single mother, and for the first time in my life, I am finally breathing. Growing up
Personal Essay: Postpartum Depression Couldn’t Keep Me
By Brandi Whitlock I started noticing something different about myself after I had my first child. I was 19 when I had India. I was
Personal Essay: Youth Mental Health: Not the Same for Everyone
By Valvree Mosley Nobody really tells you how hard it is trying to get help for your child when something isn’t right, especially when you’re
Personal Essay: Listen before you label: What parents misunderstand about youth mental health
By Hanna Cutler “You have to choose to be happy, or the rest of your life is going to be miserable.” My mother’s words sank
Personal Essay: Post-COVID Summer Camps and Supporting Our Youth in Changing Times
By Madeline Rodriguez It was the summer of 2021, and my co-counselors and I were completely outnumbered. This was the first year post-pandemic that
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