Donna follows up on her recent blog entry "Something to Consider: The Link Between ADD/HD and Substance Abuse"
Blog :: Adolescents
A Little Good News
The New York Times Magazine featured an article over the weekend that gave us all a chance to relax for a moment. Who doesn't like to hear a little good news? Click above for details.
Something to Consider: The Link Between ADD/HD and Substance Abuse
Donna weighs in on the controversial Sroufe article in the New York Times, “Ritalin Gone Wrong."
Miss Representation Screening Makes Lasting Impression
Our screening of Miss Representation last night was a big success! Co-sponsored with Common Sense Media and the Nightingale-Bamford School, this powerful and provocative film invited parents, students and educators to think about the ways in which women and girls are mis-represented in the media. Even more importantly, the film poignantly illustrates the psychological damage that is inflicted on both girls and boys by the hyper-sexualized and misogynistic ways in which women are portrayed in popular culture, from movies to politics.
College Student/Sober Student
Here's a great article from the New York Times by Abigail Sullivan Moore. What a tremendous message of hope. While the landscape is changing slowly, our young people in recovery are being given even more support in unlikely places. Read on...