By Lauren Gallegos Two years ago, I had the opportunity to return to work in my hometown of San Clemente as the Director of the Wellness & Prevention Centers Drug Free Communities Coalition. I was familiar with the work the Wellness & Prevention Center was...
A recent study led by the World Health Organization found that 35% of college freshmen in eight countries struggle with mental illness. The two most commonly diagnosed disorders are depression and generalized anxiety. Some researchers suggest that part of this rise is...
The mission of the Wellness & Prevention Center is to help youth and families lead healthy lives. When we founded the nonprofit in 2014, the number of youth with substance use problems and mental health symptoms were on the rise and connecting to resources was...
A newly independent nation’s struggle to differentiate from their former rulers and the challenges that teens face as they practice the adult skills they need to liberate from their parents are very similar. Just like a newly formed government, teens are trying to...
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately 1 in 5 children ages 13-18 in the US experience a severe mental disorder in a given year and mood disorders are the third leading cause of hospitalizations for Americans aged 18-44. Most likely...
This month I asked our Teen Toolbox speaker for February, Pam Roy, to be my guest columnist and to introduce her topic and entice you to join us for a discussion on the rapidly evolving workplace. Pam has amazing insight for teens and parents regarding how the...