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Mental Illness
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Taking the Stage at the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Studies Conference
“People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them ...
It’s Time to Speak Up for Kids
Although the issue of children’s mental health should a focal point year round, this ...
A Daughter’s Perspective on Mental Illness – Part Two
As I grew up, I slowly began to understand why my father acts differently ...
A Daughter’s Perspective on Mental Illness – Part One
In 1982, my father was a healthy 25 year-old man with his whole life ...
My Uncle’s Life
On Sunday, my uncle Stanley, my dad’s older brother passed away. In the last ...
Headline – 1 Out of 5 Americans are Actually Monsters!
We were all greatly saddened by the terrible events in Newtown, CT. The headline ...
Silver Linings Playbook – Go see it!
I am very critical of movies. I complain about excessive head shots, lack of ...
Jail Diversion at Arraignment
Relatively few of the diversion programs developed in response to the overrepresentation of people ...
Mental Illness and the Death Penalty
On October 9, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in two death penalty cases in ...
My Friend, Then and Now
When I was in my early 20s, I became very good friends with a ...