Summer Better Than Others

A January 2021 article in The Wall Street Journal, “Despite Covid-19 Risks, Summer Camps Are Filling Up Quickly,” points to the fact that organized camping is making a comeback! And not a moment too soon. According to the American Camp Association (ACA), “Camps build skills necessary to prepare campers to assume roles as successful adults. Parents, campers, and camp staff…

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Episode 38 | Youth Mental Health Through COVID-19 with Stephen Gray Wallace

American Camp Association research associate, Victoria Povilaitis sits down with Stephen Gray Wallace who wears many hats as a school psychologist, adolescent & family counselor, ACA contributor, director of the Center for Adolescent Research & Education (CARE), former national chairman and CEO of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and much more!  The two unpack research coming from CARE and Total Brain on youth…

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