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Homelessness

Homelessness is when you don’t have a safe and reliable home to live in. Sometimes people choose to run away, and sometimes they are forced out of their home. People can become homeless for many different reasons. Some people: Are kicked out or feel unwanted at home – e.g. coming…
Categories: Becoming Independent

How Does a Person Become Resilient?

A number of factors contribute to a person’s ability to be resilient when faced with adversity: having people in your life who care about you and help you through tough times, having people who believe in your abilities and strengths and who have high expectations for you to be successful,…
Categories: Building Mental Resilience, Feeling Good, Identity, Identity and Native Pride, Improve Your Mood, Life Hacks, Life Tips, Life Transitions, My Mind, Wellness and Healing

How Talking to Someone Can Help

Are you having a rough day? Have you been feeling down for a while? Everyone goes through tough times, and no matter how long you’ve had something on your mind it’s important that you talk to someone about it. You don’t have to confront your setbacks alone. Here are a…
Categories: Getting Help, Improve Your Mood

How to Deal with Grief and Loss During Holidays and Special Occasions

Holidays and special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries may be a time when you get together with family and friends. Often, if you’ve lost someone you love, you might be reminded that this person isn’t around. This can be hard and each person will cope with this differently. Here are…
Categories: Grief

I am Trying to Help my Friend: Why do I Feel so Stressed?

Trying to help a friend through a tough time can be hard on you, too. After hearing about your friend’s feelings, it is common to feel shocked, sad, scared or overwhelmed but it’s impossible to help other people if you can’t first care for yourself. Here are some ideas to…
Categories: Friendships

Identify the Situation as One Needing Intervention

Bullies are big and dumb. Right? Bullying only happens to little kids on the playground. Right? Bullying ends when the school day ends. Right? Not exactly. Bullying takes many shapes and forms. It happens in many places and situations that you might not expect. And anyone can be a bully.…
Categories: Bullying Prevention

Identity

JeMarie is a seventeen-year-old Californian of Native American descent, specifically Iroquois, Choctaw, and Cherokee. But JeMarie didn’t grow up on her reservations, and for much of her life, the only thing she had to teach her about her own heritage were the sad untruths from her history books–which represented Native…
Categories: Identity

If your Friend has Taken Pills or Hurt Themselves

Get help now. If your friend has taken a substance, no matter what the substance, get them help immediately. It is not always obvious what damage the substance may be causing. If someone you know has seriously hurt him or herself or taken pills, you can call 911 for an…
Categories: Substance Abuse

Impact of Drug Use

It’s not unusual for people to feel confused about taking drugs. You might be feeling pressure from your friends or classmates, or you might be curious about what using a drug would be like. While movies, music, and T.V. shows can make drug use seem cool, fun, or even glamorous,…
Categories: Substance Abuse

Impact of Drug Use on Your Body

Drug use can have an impact on your life and mind, but it can also have immediate and long-lasting effects on your physical health and well-being. Physical injuries. When you’re under the influence of drugs, you might do things that you wouldn’t’ normally do. This can increase your chances of…
Categories: Substance Abuse

Impact of Drug Use on Your Life

Drug use can have an immediate impact on your body and mind, but it can also affect your future and your relationship with others. Legal issues. Making, selling or having illegal drugs in your possession is against the law. It’s also against the law to give prescription drugs to people…
Categories: Substance Abuse

Impact of Drug Use on Your Mental Health

Drug use can have an impact on your body and life, but it can also alter your mood-when you’re high, and even when you’re not. Drug use can trigger stress or mental illness, or exacerbate already existing issues. Stress. You might think that using certain drugs will help you relax…
Categories: Substance Abuse
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