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Suicide: Pain, Suffering, and Prevention

In a comedic piece about euphemisms, George Carlin reminded us that what we now call Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, was called “shell shock” in World War I and “battle fatigue” in World War II and “operational exhaustion” during the Korean War. Carlin reminded us that buried under all this jargon is the pain and… Read More »

Emotionally Healthy Families

On November 16, we shared in this blog efforts to make Salinas, California an “emotional-health-friendly city.” We’re now happy to provide an update. The Salinas Adult School held its annual Parent University program on Saturday, January 31. The focus of this year’s Parent University: raising emotionally healthy families. Through more than 50 workshops, parents learned… Read More »