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Unseen Scars of Childhood Trauma
Despite the considerable press addressing the global rise of mental health challenges, the crisis is worsening. Why? futuresTHRIVE believes that until we talk about mental health when it is still health, talking about illness will always scare people. When a parent...
Young People’s Mental Health in 2020: Hope, Advocacy and Action for the Future
Hindsight is 20/20. futuresTHRIVE does not want to look back on this time in history and say that “we tried” and it just wasn’t good enough. We don’t have to patchwork solutions for the growing amount of suffering. We don’t have to apply adult solutions to developing...
What Toxic Stress Does to a Child’s Brain – and How to Heal It
One quick google search and you will learn that toxic stress is a response that can occur when a child experiences strong, frequent and or prolonged adversity. This can include physical or emotional abuse, chronic neglect, caregiver substance abuse, mental illness,...