Suicide Prevention: How Do We Stop The Epidemic?

Suicide has become a leading cause of death and a world-wide epidemic. There are over a 100 death by suicides per day within the United States, and a recent study links a rise in unemployment rates to a rise in suicides almost 1:1. Suicidal thoughts, also known as ideations, are estimated to...
Suicide Prevention: How Do We Stop The Epidemic?

With the Acts of Random Kindness movement that came as a result of Sandy Hook, many individuals made a New Year’s resolution to pay it forward. I, and many of my friends, have done small things. A woman at the grocery store couldn’t pay for something, so I offered to pay for... Acts of Random Kindness

With the Acts of Random Kindness movement that came as a result of Sandy Hook, many individuals made a New Year’s resolution to pay it forward.  I, and many of my friends, have done small things. A woman at the grocery store couldn’t pay for something, so I offered to pay for...
Acts of Random Kindness

NRA Solution To School Violence, An Arms Race

In our MSW macro class, Professor Hymowitz was always clear about the first steps in starting a new organization; what is you mission and what is your vision? These are the sort of critical questions that have a bearing on all aspects of life, micro and macro. I was reminded of this as the...
NRA Solution To School Violence, An Arms Race

Why Australia Bit The Bullet & Pulled The Trigger On Gun Control

By: Courtney Kidd, LMSW    SJS Staff Writer Australia is typically seen as a rough country, filled with crocodile hunters and deadly animals at every turn. It might be assumed that this down-under country would side with pro-gun groups in the wake of the shooting. Prior to 1996 they might...
Why Australia Bit The Bullet & Pulled The Trigger On Gun Control