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Safe and Responsible: How Digital Activity Can Affect Youth Employment

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A few months ago, we wrote a blog about cyber safety and cyber bullying prevention. This month, we want to discuss a different aspect of cyber safety, specifically as it relates to employment and educational prospects. EmployIndy has an initiative called Job Ready Indy, which focuses on cyber safety as it relates to employability. Participants, who range in age from 16-24, …

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Say Something: Prevention and Intervention Tips Regarding Teen Dating Violence

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We all think we know what the word “violence” means – but do we? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define teen dating violence as the “physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional aggression within a dating relationship, including stalking. It can occur in person or electronically and might occur between a current or former dating …

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Meeting Students’ Needs: Supporting Mental Health Professionals in Schools

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As our society works to erase the stigma around mental health disorders, many students could benefit by having more access to counselors, social workers, and mental health professionals. Christy Gauss, a school mental health facilitator for the Indiana School Mental Health Initiative at Indiana University, said that there is currently no accurate data about the …

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Forever Families: Supporting Adoption Services in Indiana

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According to the Indiana Department of Child Services, there are approximately 1,500 Hoosier youths available for adoption. In honor of National Adoption Month this November, MCCOY, Inc. has reached out to experts who can discuss adoption resources for families in Indiana. “Adoption is important for birth parents, children and prospective adoptive parents,” said Steven Kirsh, adoption attorney for Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C., an adoption-only law firm that handles all kinds of adoptions throughout …

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Knowing the Consequences: Teaching Youth about Cyber Safety

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As technology becomes more engrained in our daily lives, parents have greater responsibility to teach their kids about cyber safety. “The thing that makes youth more vulnerable to cyberbullying and/or dangerous digital materials is simply access,” said Andrea Kamwendo, an adolescent health educator for LifeSmart Youth. “Youth are far more connected to social media and …

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Building Positive Relationships: Encouraging School Safety for Youth, Families and Staff

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With the recent shooting at a Noblesville middle school fresh in our minds, central Indiana citizens are growing more and more concerned about the realities of violence and how it affects youth. When kids go to school, they should be safe. Young Hoosiers need to know that they are protected from natural and manmade disasters …

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Survival of Families: Discussing Resources for Teen Pregnancies

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According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Indiana was ranked 17 out of 51 states (including the District of Columbia) on final 2015 teen birth rates among females aged 15- to 19-years-old. According to Power to Decide, there were 5,813 teen births in our state that year. Sexual health education, teen pregnancies …

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Red Flags: Identifying and Preventing Human Trafficking

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Human trafficking is an epidemic that is catching the eyes of leaders and concerned citizens globally. Though many people consider this to be a third-world problem, it is affecting families in every community, including Indianapolis. Indiana statute defines human trafficking and sexual trafficking of adults and minors, but it is important to remember that victims …

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Expressions and Experiences: Using Art Therapy to Help Youth

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When Eileen Misluk first met one of her new clients, a 13-year-old girl suffering from severe anxiety, she started the therapy session by asking the girl to help her tear tissue paper into different shapes. By the end of the session, the girl was laughing and making eye contact. She was excited to come back …

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Not Alone: Offering Support for Mothers Experiencing Postpartum Depression

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of nine women experiences postpartum depression. Unlike the “baby blues,” which lasts only a few days or weeks, postpartum depression can last for several months or years after a mother gives birth. Postpartum depression is a mood disorder, and like other mood disorders, it can be …

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