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Parenting Pointers: Helping Our Teens

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They certainly are—indeed, Magee’s own son tragically died of an accidental drug overdose in 2013—and they need just as much parental attention, empathy, and understanding as girls do. Educate yourself.) Hold regular conversations to normalize how teens are feeling. Magee offers a few tips: First, get the lay of the land.

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Parenting Pointers: Promoting Emotional Readiness for the Workplace

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In his book, Magee builds a compelling case that smartphones and their associated apps “have more to do with the mental health and substance misuse epidemic than most parents and educators can conceive.” Force hard conversations on tough subjects like substance misuse. Don’t think, My children would never do that!

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Healthy Habits: The Mayo Lab Podcast with David Magee

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Parents and educators are beyond overwhelmed. This weekly program—which kicked off February 28—will serve as a single source of research-based guidance for parents, educators, and students. There are so many voices coming from so many perspectives that parents and educators can’t process the message. So are deaths by suicide. (In

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Smart Safety: Release Recovery Podcast

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Clark is also the founding board member of the Release Recovery Foundation , a nonprofit whose mission is to remove financial barriers to treatment for underserved communities through DEI and LGBTQIA+ scholarships, to educate Americans about lifesaving tools like NARCAN, and to build community to break the stigma around addiction and mental health.

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