The Effectiveness of Pet Therapy and Equine Assisted Therapy
Research demonstrates that pet therapy and equine assisted therapy and the human-animal bond can have a multitude of positive effects on mood, sleep, health, and behavior.
Research demonstrates that pet therapy and equine assisted therapy and the human-animal bond can have a multitude of positive effects on mood, sleep, health, and behavior.
Let’s give all our children and teenagers plenty of hope, meaning, fun, creativity, and positive engagement and help them thrive through the depression and anxiety of online loneliness, social distancing, and school closures.
The rapid increase in depression, self-harm, and suicide since Covid-19 in children and adolescents is alarming and requires our immediate attention.
We express our deepest sympathies to the families who recently lost their teenagers to suicides in San Diego. The community is shocked and grieving with the families, and parents, clinicians, and educators are working hard to map the steps to teen suicide awareness, risks, and prevention.
We express our deepest sympathies to the family who lost their son recently at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, CA.
Are children really thriving when their primary focus is achievement and performance? Is it healthy for us to be pushing our children to measure themselves primarily through wealth and educational status?