Huffington Post, October 15, 2014
"Everyone has a story about bullying. Most of us have been both the bully and the victim of bullying. As a therapist for teens, I've seen the devastating effects year in and year out. I've also witnessed my fair share of well-intentioned, but misguided educators toss around best practices for dealing with this widespread issue.
Approximately 32 percent of students report being bullied at school. According to an Edutopia article, 'Bullied students are more likely to take a weapon to school, get involved in physical fights, and suffer from anxiety and depression, health problems, and mental health problems.'" Read more
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Anti-Bullying Month: Strategies For Preventing It From Happening
Fox CT, October 13, 2014
"October is anti-bullying month. And that means we must identify what bullying is, the parties involved and then figure out appropriate strategies to remedy it. It goes beyond being teased once or twice. Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen repetitively and have a profound negative impact on a child’s psyche and overall well-being in school. We often try to figure out why bullies behave the way they do. Many times we proclaim as educators that it is because there is something that they are lacking or not feeling good about themselves. Ultimately, I feel that no matter the type of bullying it is, all bullying roots from a feeling of not being accepted in some way or valued. The best way to win this war, is to not fight at all, but rather teach youth about accepting others for all of their unique differences because that is what makes the world so great!" Read more
"October is anti-bullying month. And that means we must identify what bullying is, the parties involved and then figure out appropriate strategies to remedy it. It goes beyond being teased once or twice. Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen repetitively and have a profound negative impact on a child’s psyche and overall well-being in school. We often try to figure out why bullies behave the way they do. Many times we proclaim as educators that it is because there is something that they are lacking or not feeling good about themselves. Ultimately, I feel that no matter the type of bullying it is, all bullying roots from a feeling of not being accepted in some way or valued. The best way to win this war, is to not fight at all, but rather teach youth about accepting others for all of their unique differences because that is what makes the world so great!" Read more
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Heroin No Longer Urban-Only Crisis
The Day, October 12, 2014
"This past summer, East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica saw a public health crisis emerging in his community.
The crisis sent some residents to the hospital and nearly killed many others. At least two residents died. The crisis is heroin. It motivated Mr. Formica to schedule a community discussion at which 60-some people ranging from parents and grandparents to police and health care workers joined the conversation about the drug and how to combat it. The town is expected to soon announce a follow-up meeting.
'This is out there; it's what's happening,' Mr. Formica said. 'Education about it is the key.'" Read more
"This past summer, East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica saw a public health crisis emerging in his community.
The crisis sent some residents to the hospital and nearly killed many others. At least two residents died. The crisis is heroin. It motivated Mr. Formica to schedule a community discussion at which 60-some people ranging from parents and grandparents to police and health care workers joined the conversation about the drug and how to combat it. The town is expected to soon announce a follow-up meeting.
'This is out there; it's what's happening,' Mr. Formica said. 'Education about it is the key.'" Read more
Drug Use at Work Roils Firms
Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2014
"When Mark Jurman started as plant manager at a piston factory in Marinette, Wis., two years ago, he quickly realized how deeply the area’s heroin and pain-pill problem was afflicting his workforce.
He sometimes discovered empty plastic bags at the factory stamped with the caricatures typical of heroin envelopes. Employees confided to him that some of their peers were high during work hours. Dealers hung around the plant’s parking lot, selling drugs to employees during shift changes. “Our parking lot was seen as one of the best places in town to buy drugs,” said Mr. Jurman, who oversees nearly 1,000 employees at KS Kolbenschmidt US Inc." Read more
"When Mark Jurman started as plant manager at a piston factory in Marinette, Wis., two years ago, he quickly realized how deeply the area’s heroin and pain-pill problem was afflicting his workforce.
He sometimes discovered empty plastic bags at the factory stamped with the caricatures typical of heroin envelopes. Employees confided to him that some of their peers were high during work hours. Dealers hung around the plant’s parking lot, selling drugs to employees during shift changes. “Our parking lot was seen as one of the best places in town to buy drugs,” said Mr. Jurman, who oversees nearly 1,000 employees at KS Kolbenschmidt US Inc." Read more
Monday, October 13, 2014
Olympic Athlete’s Message against Bullying
WTNH, October 10, 2014
"Students at Windsor High School got a lesson in how to prevent bullying Friday from a gold medal winning Olympic athlete.
Moushaumi Robinson has been sprinting for 13 years. She won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Robinson is also a high school teacher and U.S. ambassador with the 'Hurt No More' campaign, an empathy-based bully prevention program. Robinson is teaching compassion to kids at Windsor high." Read more
"Students at Windsor High School got a lesson in how to prevent bullying Friday from a gold medal winning Olympic athlete.
Moushaumi Robinson has been sprinting for 13 years. She won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Robinson is also a high school teacher and U.S. ambassador with the 'Hurt No More' campaign, an empathy-based bully prevention program. Robinson is teaching compassion to kids at Windsor high." Read more
The TASC List: A Bullying Lesson
Wilton Bulletin, October 12, 2014
"Students in schools across the country today exhibit thuggish behaviors, from playground intimidation to Internet aggression — and everything in between. There are many programs to tame such beasts, to prevent injury to body and spirit, and to reduce psychological damage. Some are effective; some are not.
In a few countries, however, what we call bullying takes the form of administration-sponsored activities to keep students in line, curb out-of-bounds behavior patterns, and punish performers thought to be operating below normal standards and expectations. In Japan, for example, the use of student-directed sanctions and admonishments against other students has been considered an ordinary extension of the disciplinary process and the drive for improved levels of conformity and compliance." Read more
"Students in schools across the country today exhibit thuggish behaviors, from playground intimidation to Internet aggression — and everything in between. There are many programs to tame such beasts, to prevent injury to body and spirit, and to reduce psychological damage. Some are effective; some are not.
In a few countries, however, what we call bullying takes the form of administration-sponsored activities to keep students in line, curb out-of-bounds behavior patterns, and punish performers thought to be operating below normal standards and expectations. In Japan, for example, the use of student-directed sanctions and admonishments against other students has been considered an ordinary extension of the disciplinary process and the drive for improved levels of conformity and compliance." Read more
Friday, October 10, 2014
New DEA Regulations Make it Tougher to Get Hydrocodone
WFSB Channel 3, October 8, 2014
"Commonly prescribed pain medications such as Vicodin, Lorcet and Lortab all contain hydrocodone, and according to the Drug Enforcement Administration are all highly addictive.
'Unfortunately, prescription pain abuse is a problem throughout the entire United States, and Southern Mississippi is no exception,' Gulfport DEA Resident Agent in Charge Robert Donovan said." Read more
"Commonly prescribed pain medications such as Vicodin, Lorcet and Lortab all contain hydrocodone, and according to the Drug Enforcement Administration are all highly addictive.
'Unfortunately, prescription pain abuse is a problem throughout the entire United States, and Southern Mississippi is no exception,' Gulfport DEA Resident Agent in Charge Robert Donovan said." Read more
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