Kaiser Health News: Portia Smith’s most vivid memories of her daughter’s first year are of tears. Not the baby’s. Her own. “I would just hold her and cry all day,” Smith said. At 18, Smith was caring for two children, 4-year-old Kelaiah and newborn Nelly, with little help from the partner in her abusive relationship.…
ReadKatie Washkowiak The Mighty January 15, 2020 Some people want you to heal quickly. When a traumatic event occurs in your life, those around you often gather to support you and make sure you feel loved and cared for; they tell you they understand how frightening the experience must have been, about how they don’t even know…
ReadLaunched in November 2016, this series is for caregivers of service members and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Each episode offers information, resources and tips for caregivers and shares caregiver stories. You can listen to The TBI Family episodes or download them via SoundCloud(link is external), iTunes(link is external) or Google Play Click Here to View all…
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ReadTaken From US News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) The number of Americans dying from alcohol abuse each year has doubled since 1999, a new study reveals. Between 1999 and 2017, alcohol-related deaths jumped from nearly 36,000 a year to almost 73,000. That’s about 1 million deaths lost to booze over…
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ReadYahoo Lifestyle: Members of Generation Z have already proven themselves to be powerful agents of change, willing to fight for everything from gun legislation to climate change. So it’s perhaps no surprise that their latest endeavor, to enact mental health days in schools nationwide, is taking off. This week Florida became the newest state to…
ReadScience Daily: Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding of mild head trauma (concussive brain injury) and how it may be managed and treated in the future. It seems that repetitive impacts — as opposed to single events — cause the all-important damage to blood vessels in the brain.…
ReadLast week, Brookhaven consultant Dr Gainer was the guest speaker for a national Webinar presented by the BIA – USA. Click here to view the presentation
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