Posts by Marylou Erbland
Is Exposure Therapy Alone Enough to Treat Anxiety?
The Advisory Board recently reported that “The American College Health Association found the rate of undergraduates reporting ‘overwhelming anxiety’ increased from 50 percent in 2011 to 62 percent in 2016.” Each year the Center for Success and Independence successfully treats many teens with anxiety, depression and other mood disorders. At the core of the Center’s…
Read MoreTickets available now for Bejeweled 2017
Bejeweled 2017 tickets are now available for purchase. Last year you helped us raise enough funds to purchase the vans for the Center. Thank you! Let’s celebrate! Join us for this year’s Bejeweled gala on Saturday, February 11th. It will be an evening of music, dancing and local fare along with a silent and live…
Read MorePrescription Drugs: A Gateway to Teen Addiction
Where once marijuana was deemed to be “the gateway drug,” now another is taking its place: prescription drugs. Without doubt, the supply and use of prescription drugs has risen in the United States. For example, The Economist notes that, in less than a decade in the twenty-first century, the number of Americans using antidepressants soared…
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