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One Need Welcome – One Need is a web site that alerts Christians by email of needs in their community that match their skills and abilities to create an opportunity to show God…

In these video games, depression is the point

Filed under: adolescent addiction treatment

But in an Australian study, researchers found a fantasy game-based treatment called SPARX was as effective for treating adolescent depression as clinical counselling. Championing the change is Jane McGonigal, a game designer and author of Reality is …
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'Sixteen Going On Sixteen'

Filed under: adolescent addiction treatment

I had ridiculously high expectations for my boyfriends, because the magazine had taught me to expect them to take me out on romantic dates and treat me like a princess, which they never did of course (we were only in eighth grade). I had my first kiss …
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Orwell Township Amish family's role as foster parents helps mother get son back

Filed under: adolescent addiction treatment

Kayla was drawn into substance abuse when she was 13 years old. Her adolescent years were a blur of highs and lows, of run-ins with the law and narrow escapes from the consequences of her addictions. Even after discovering that she was pregnant, Kayla …
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