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Do you wonder about alcohol and drug use habits for American teenagers on an average day? SAMSHA has just released a new report, A Day In The Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts Update. This report presents information about teen’s use of cigarettes,...

Summer is a wonderful time in New England. I am struck by how alive and relaxed everyone appears. Beach walking on Nantasket and the Rocky Mountains of Montana have given me the opportunity to reflect and consider some of the things to be cherished during this very special season.

Last week, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released the results of a study on suicide rates among teens and young adults. The results were alarming. The study found that from 2000 to 2017, the suicide rate for teens aged 15-19 rose 47...

District Attorney Bill Keating sponsored a conference, Making Choices, Saving Lives: Underage Drinking On Our Roads And In Our Homes Friday, April 3. YHC hosted an information table and was represented by Susan Lemay, Mental Health Advisory Board member from Whitman Hanson, Paula Dowd, Nursing Advisory Board member from Braintree and Trish Morse, Parent Advisory Board member from Cohasset.

The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill designed to significantly reduce bullying of school age children.  It will address both face to face bullying and cyberbullying by banning the use of e-mails, text messages, Internet postings and other electronic...

With the intensity of the swine flu shot season winding down school nurses will be turning their attention to the new state regulations mandating that all public schools begin calculating Body Mass Index for students in the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th grades over the...

This time of year brings a combination of joy and challenge for many of us.  No matter what one celebrates, Christmas, Chanukah, Winter Solstice, or Kwanzaa it can be easy to feel that there is too much to do and too little time in which to do it.  Our family lives...

Following Stephanie Patton’s thoughtful presentation to our first Annual All Advisory Board Meeting on October 21st and the research on the power and impact of coalition building for promoting positive messages , YHC is suggesting that individual towns work to...

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 marks the opening of the BringChange2Mind.org web site sponsored by SAMSHA.  It is  designed to help eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness.  Glenn Close is lending her visibility to this very important cause and effort to...

Screen early, improve lives Thursday, October 8th is National Depression Screening Day.  YHC recommends participation in the screening process to help detect signs of depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol use disorders,...

I do hope you had a chance to rest and restore over the summer. As each of us return we face new challenges but also new opportunities. This week marks National Suicide Prevention Week. Our program heritage is as The Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project, having...