Prevention Blog

In 1867 a young musician arrived in NYC from England. He found his way to a local pub and was able to find success as a singer. He also found himself surrounded by [...]

The concept of kids getting too much screen time is a decades-old issue for parents. Television watching used to be regulated- by default- by the TV schedule determined by broadcasting stations. As a [...]

Hi, my name is Ann. I am the mother of 3 boys, 2 of them struggle with the disease of addiction. My middle son Lance struggled for 7yrs before he lost the battle. [...]

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 [...]