Land of Hopes and Dreams — Transitioning to College

For many young people and their parents, the transition to college holds great promise, likely mixed with a smaller dose of trepidation such change typically brings. This may be especially the case for first generation college students whose families may have little experience with which to guide their new enrollees. Indeed, a November 2012 article…

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Troubled Waters — Stemming the Rising Tide of Youth Suicides

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chronicles three alarming trends in youth suicide (Sullivan et al, 2015). More teens are dying by suicide through suffocation and strangulation. Suicide rates for boys and young men, which decreased from 1994 to 2007, are on the rise. Suicides among girls and young…

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Lemons, Wallace Release Statement on CARE

Teens

Susquehanna University President L. Jay Lemons and Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) Director Stephen Gray Wallace today released a statement on future plans for the Center. Statement by Susquehanna University President L. Jay Lemons and Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) Director Stephen Gray Wallace In November 2011, we announced an ambitious…

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