Underage Drinking
Triple Threat
By Stephen Gray Wallace COVID-19 has wrought so many unforeseen consequences for youth mental health that it’s almost hard to quantify them. Some were recently noted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which stated that mental-health related emergency room visits for children aged 12 to 17 increased by 31 percent from April…
Read MoreHow Teens Are Responding to Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions – The double whammy currently posing harm to kids.
By Stephen Gray Wallace, featured in Psychology Today. Throughout September’s National Suicide Prevention Month, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) rolled out “Together for Mental Health.” According to NAMI, this awareness initiative: Encourages people to bring their voices together to advocate for better mental health care, including a crisis response system. NAMI wants any person experiencing suicidal thoughts or…
Read MoreAmerica’s Ambivalence About Youth and Alcohol
News last week that seven Bowling Green State University students pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the alcohol-related hazing death of sophomore Stone Foltz at a Pi Kappa Alpha event will hopefully refocus America on the issue of underage drinking and begs the question, “Why is this still happening?” (Wilkinson, 2021). There are biological antecedents (adolescent…
Read MoreUnderage Drinking Subject of Wallace’s Commentary in Deseret News National
Stephen provided research-based commentary in a story, Derailing kids, published in the Sunday edition of the Deseret News National.
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