Prevention Blog

Relationships can be difficult, but how about our relationships with ourselves? Whose voice do we hear most frequently telling us how we look, act, and feel? What does that voice say as we [...]

If you witnessed a medical emergency, would you know how to help? More importantly, would you recognize the emergency? There are many ways to assist a person in a crisis. The most familiar [...]

Families are the basic social structure of any society. Its structure has evolved throughout the centuries. According to the Webster-Merriam dictionary, family is defined as “the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of [...]

Without a doubt COVID has ruined holidays, vacations, and the joy of embracing your loved ones at the end of a long workday. It has created minimal boundaries around work-life balance, and it has [...]

There was a total of 827 overdoses in Anne Arundel County during 2020, a 14.5% increase from 2019. Overdose fatalities reached 149, more than 18% over last year. The chart below illustrates this [...]

In life, young people are continually warned about things to stay away from. ‘At risk youth’, a term used often in the helping profession, can imply risk taking as being generally negative. We [...]

Whether cooking up a feast for the family or having a simple snack, the foods we choose have a significant impact on how we feel, both physically and mentally. Here is a rundown [...]

There have been 774 overdoses in Anne Arundel County so far this year, a 14.5% increase from the end of November 2019. Included in that number is 136 fatal overdoses, an increase of [...]