Grad Night and Social Hosting: What are the Risks and Is It Worth It?
If you are hosting a party at your home, you likely think you’ve got your bases covered and nothing will [...]
Talking with Children About Marijuana
“Marijuana remains the most abused illegal substance among our youth, today. By the time they graduate high school, about 46 [...]
Gender Differences in Suicide Prevention Responses
Implications for Adolescents Based on an Illustrative Review of the Literature I came across an interesting article, recently, discussing one [...]
OSPI’s Innovative Drop Out Prevention and Reengagement Program
While visiting ESD 113, I was reminded that effective school drop out prevention and engagement programs must include efforts towards [...]
Focus on Kindness
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. During my school visits last week I asked how they were educating their students [...]
Washington Initiative for Student Health
Washington State has 1 million students enrolled in its public school system. I was amazed to learn that these students [...]
Bullying in our Schools
Bullying is such a complex and wide spread issue, which can have life-long implications for all parties involved. I recently [...]