Tag Archives: Kids

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

Today we hear from Dr. Dan Pow­ell, our soft-spoken and much-loved provider who mainly works at our Wood­lake loca­tion. Here, he teaches us how to speak about men­tal ill­ness with­out the stigma that’s com­monly asso­ci­ated. Today is Children’s Men­tal Health … Con­tinue read­ing

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Dr. Gutierrez weighs in on National Youth Violence Prevention Week

Today, our own Dr. Gutier­rez takes a look at National Youth Vio­lence Pre­ven­tion Week.   As spring break ends and most stu­dents reluc­tantly return to class, the very seri­ous sub­ject of youth vio­lence will be one of the top­ics at the fore­front. … Con­tinue read­ing

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Breakfast: The Yummiest part of School!

March 4–8 is National School Break­fast week. Here are a few words of wis­dom from our own Dr. Gutier­rez about the impor­tance of break­fast for chil­dren: We have all heard it said, “Break­fast is the most impor­tant meal of the … Con­tinue read­ing

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More Than 692,000 Young People Are Treated For Injuries Sustained From Violence Every Year.

This arti­cle is brought to you by the Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion STRYVE Stryv­ing To Reduce Youth Vio­lence Every­where Youth vio­lence is a pub­lic health cri­sis in the United States. Based on the most recent sta­tis­tics, approx­i­mately 20 … Con­tinue read­ing

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Are Your Kids Playing the Choking Game?

If you have not heard over the past ten years the chok­ing game has been a prob­lem among chil­dren, espe­cially the middle-school ages. The chok­ing game can cause seri­ous harm. Here’s how to tell if your child is play­ing the … Con­tinue read­ing

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