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  • The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health

The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health

sensibleentertainment2023-06-02T11:31:55-04:00Updates|

With the growing prevalence of social media use in our lives, especially the lives of youth, the Surgeon General has issued an advisory surrounding the impacts of social media on mental health. A survey of [...]

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  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

sensibleentertainment2023-04-28T09:09:08-04:00Updates|

Mental Health Awareness Month has been nationally recognized during the month of May every year since 1949. Awareness months are important because they bring attention to a specific issue, thereby increasing public awareness and [...]

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  • April is Alcohol Awareness Month

April is Alcohol Awareness Month

sensibleentertainment2023-04-25T12:40:40-04:00Updates|

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. While Alcohol has long been a prevalent part of our social culture, it has serious and adverse side effects that are often overlooked. Binge drinking can lead to hangovers, [...]

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  • Nutrition for Mental Health

Nutrition for Mental Health

sensibleentertainment2023-04-03T08:49:16-04:00Updates|

Healthy Anne Arundel Day is April 7th, the same day as the 75th World Health Day. Organizations throughout the county are showing their support of healthy lifestyles by holding health-promoting events and encouraging healthy [...]

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  • Special Event on 2/15/2023: Ray Lozano, Nationally Known Prevention Speaker!

Special Event on 2/15/2023: Ray Lozano, Nationally Known Prevention Speaker!

sensibleentertainment2023-02-13T15:10:21-05:00South County Bridges, Updates|

On February 15th Ray Lozano, a nationally known prevention speaker, will be in Anne Arundel County. He will start his day at Southern High School where he will mesmerize the student body in an [...]

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  • National Girls and Women in Sports Day

National Girls and Women in Sports Day

sensibleentertainment2023-02-01T14:31:52-05:00Updates|

February is Black History Month. February 1st is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. With respect to both topics, I would like to recognize the incredible Black female athletes who broke barriers to [...]

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  • Celebrating Recovery from a Child’s Perspective

Celebrating Recovery from a Child’s Perspective

sensibleentertainment2023-01-13T14:23:27-05:00Updates|

On New Year's Day, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and came across this post. After reading the post from this young lady (who I do know along with her mother), I was [...]

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  • It’s Not Just a Game

It’s Not Just a Game

sensibleentertainment2023-01-09T15:19:06-05:00Updates|

There is risk in everything we do. Yes, American football, like every other sport on every level, is a game. What players go through to train and constantly improve, to make a difference on [...]

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  • Advice to Parents…

Advice to Parents…

sensibleentertainment2022-12-09T16:24:53-05:00Updates|

The advice I would give a younger me is the advice I give to other parents everyday. “Educate yourself on addiction, drugs and mental health”. I was so naive and uneducated on substance misuse, [...]

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Opioid Overdose Update

sensibleentertainment2022-12-05T08:20:33-05:00Updates|

As 2022 comes to a close, we are able to report a continuing decrease in opioid overdoses and fatalities. As of November 15th, there had been 614 overdoses, down from 634 at the same [...]

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