March 21st kicked off this year’s annual National Drugs and Alcohol Fact week. This is an annual weeklong event that was started over a decade ago by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). According to NIDA’s website, National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, or NDAFW, is an annual, week-long, health observance that inspires dialogue […]

I am the second oldest of 4 siblings. When I was eleven years old my youngest brother was born. I helped raise him, and was there for every significant milestone. Around the age of four we noticed that he did things a little different than normal. He got upset and inconsolable when his routines were

If you have a history of self-harm you may be very familiar with the fact that the urge to self-harm can come at random times, and with no warnings. These urges usually surface due to certain triggers, or maybe due to some unidentifiable stimulus. Due to this, it is beneficial to have some strategies in