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O Captain, My Captain: In which I mourn the loss of a childhood hero and discuss depression and suicide
Last night I came home from working at my library with a DVD in hand to watch with my family. It was 10 o’clock, but it’s one of our last few nights where we can stay up late so I went to slip it in. As the DVD player opened, a movie sat inside of […]
List of Lists: Teens and Mental Health Resources
May is Mental Health Awareness Month According to the NCCP, approximately 20% of adolescents have a diagnosed mental health issue. Most mental health disorders begin to present in the adolescent years. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among adolescents. According to NAMI, 50% of children who present with a mental illness will drop […]
Take 5: Reasons to read your December 2013 VOYA
1. MUSLIMS IN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE There is a great list of titles that depict Muslims in Young Adult Literature. Since September 11th, the Muslim population has been the target of a tremendous amount of fear, bias and outright racial targeting. This is a good and varied list that examines the Muslim life in a […]
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