by gailcurran | Anxiety, Childhood Development, Mental Health, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention
At Optimal Edu Options, we spotlight organizations working to improve children’s lives. So, we partner with those with a similar goal: making sure kids live their best lives possible. One of those organizations is Arizona’s Children’s Services...
by gailcurran | Attachment Disorder, Childhood Development, Educational Consultant, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention
At Optimal Edu Options, we believe in going above and beyond to ensure the next generation grows up to be happy, healthy adults. Gail Curran is a board member at the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children. ATTACh is a nonprofit...
by gailcurran | Anxiety, Childhood Development, Gun Violence, News and Views, Online Precautions for Children, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Video & Gaming Addiction
Societal changes, pandemic, pressure cited for rising number of teen and young adult suicides Few traumas in life create the wide-ranging and devastating repercussions that a suicide leaves in its wake. Parents, siblings, teachers, and therapists all question how they...
by gailcurran | Anxiety, Blog, Childhood Development, Mental Health, Parents, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Vaping, Video & Gaming Addiction
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH, 2020 9 AM-2 PM CHANDLER COMMUNITY CENTER 125 E. COMMONWEALTH AVENUE Parents and community members are invited to this FREE symposium on mental health in our youth! Events include comments by the state suicide prevention coordinator, questions...
